The City and Regional Planning Section at the Knowlton School is pleased to announce the Spring 2025 City and Regional Planning Colloquium.

The weekly meetings bring faculty and doctoral students to present research and discuss topics of interest to the Knowlton School and affiliated fields.

Faculty and graduate students are invited to attend. Meetings are 12:10–1 p.m. on Mondays (except where noted) in Knowlton Hall 175.

Week 1
January 6
Introduction to the CRP Colloquium

Week 2
January 13
Research Presentation
Meng Yu, PhD Candidate,
City and Regional Planning, Knowlton School

Week 3
January 20
No Colloquium in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Week 4
January 27
Research Presentation
TBD, PhD Candidate,
City and Regional Planning, Knowlton School

Week 5
February 3
CRP Professional Development
“Social Media For Planners”
Dr. Jennifer Clark, Section Head and Distinguished Professor
City and Regional Planning, Knowlton School

February 5, 5:30 p.m.
Baumer Lecture
Dr. Bonnie Johnson, Professor,
Urban Planning Program, University Of Kansas

Week 6
February 10
Research Presentation
“Systemic Barriers For Black Energy Researchers”
Dr. Yas Motoyama, Associate Professor
City And Regional Planning, Knowlton School

Week 7
February 17
Research Presentation
Shan Yang, PhD Candidate,
City and Regional Planning
Xinyun Jiang, PhD Candidate,
City and Regional Planning, Knowlton School

Week 8
February 24
Research Presentation
Sahar Khaleel, PhD Candidate,
City and Regional Planning, Knowlton School

Week 9
March3
Research Presentation
“Planning Program Evaluation: Families Flourish”
Dr. Jason Reece, Associate Professor
City And Regional Planning, Knowlton School and
Vice Provost For Urban Research and Community Engagement

Week 10
March 10
No Colloquium, Spring Break

Week 11
March 17
CRP Colloquium Guest Speaker
Dr. Nick Smith, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Studies Program,
Barnard College, Columbia University

March 19, 5:30 p.m.
Baumer Lecture
Dr. Lily Baum Pollans, Associate Professor Of Urban Policy And Planning,
Hunter College, City University of New York

Week 12
March 24
Research Presentation
“Implications Of Artificial Intelligence For Urban Planning: Infrastructure, Economic Development, And Urban Operating Systems”
Dr. Jennifer Clark, Section Head and Distinguished Professor
City and Regional Planning, Knowlton School

Week 13
March 31
No Colloquium Meeting, National Planning Conference of the American Planning Association (March 29–April 1)

Week 14
April 7
Research Presentations
UAA Mock Conference Presentations

Week 15
April 14
A Conversation: What’s Next For Colloquium

Week 16
April 21
No Colloquium Meeting, Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference (April 15–19)