Education & Careers

What should graduate students read the summer before entering planning school? Perhaps because I’m now the director of a graduate planning program I get asked this quite a bit. This is a hard question to answer. Opinion
2 hours ago   By Ann Forsyth
Innovative planning professor Gill-Chin Lim died as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic accident.
Feb 12, 2005   State News
The Voice of America profiles Junhan Tan, an urban planning and cinema student from Singapore studying at USC.
Feb 5, 2005   Voice Of America
A high school student tracks the effects of gentrification in her Los Angeles neighborhood with digital pictures and a movie.
Jan 25, 2005   The Los Angeles Times
Like the market itself, real-estate education is hot. But some experts warn this industry is headed for a decline.
Jan 18, 2005   The Christian Science Monitor
'Sometimes the best incentive you can give is to get out of the way.' -- Con Howe, Los Angeles Planning director, reflecting on his strategy for spurring more housing Downtown.
Jan 17, 2005   Los Angeles Downtown News
City planner Peter Park is making a name for himself and his profession.
Jan 11, 2005   Denver Westword
Otis White offers his admittedly unscientific evaulation of the best urban journalists and newspapers in the U.S.
Jan 10, 2005   Civic Strategies
Being New York City's planning director is a balancing act for Amanda M. Burden.
Dec 30, 2004   The New York Times
Los Angeles Planning Director Con Howe announces his retirement after 12 years with the city.
Dec 25, 2004   The Los Angeles Times
The Metropolitan Policy Program reviews its 2004 research.
Dec 24, 2004   The Brookings Institution