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Fri, 06/26/2026 - 12:00

Dr. Dawn Jourdan, an expert in the legal aspects of land use, affordable housing, preservation and aesthetics regulations, has been reappointed for a second five-year term as dean of the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Fri, 06/26/2026 - 12:00

One of Madlen Simon’s biggest “teaching moments” came not as an instructor—but as a student. In 2014, she found herself approaching total strangers on the streets of San Francisco to gather ideas for a design concept as part of Stanford d.school’s Design Thinking Bootcamp, which she was attending for the University of Maryland. Simon had been a practicing architect and educator for years; she was trained to listen to clients and students.

Wed, 06/10/2026 - 12:00

Written by John Tucker and originally published in Maryland TodayPrimrose Stukes fell in love with the small colonial in Baltimore’s Westfield neighborhood a dozen years ago, its bay-windowed kitchen perfect for family gatherings and Ravens parties. But after she bought the house built in 1930, brown sludge started creeping up from the tub drain in one of the bathrooms.

Mon, 06/08/2026 - 12:00

A design proposal by University of Maryland graduate students to unify two Baltimore neighborhoods historically divided by redlining and disinvestment earned top honors in the 2026 Congress of the New Urbanism (CNU) Charter Awards. 

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 12:00

Written by Jeremy Berlin

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 12:00

When Eric Walter ‘04 MRED ‘10 was first breaking into real estate development after graduating from the University of Maryland, the prevailing response he heard from recruiters was, “You’re never going to get hired.”