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'Spoking' the Youth Vote
When Keagan Suddith ’27 hit the polls in November 2024, she didn’t go it alone. She took her mom. A first-time voter, she knew her pick for the next president; her conviction stopped there. “I truly didn’t know what I was doing,” the communication major recalled. “I didn’t know I had to go to a spec...View Article Details for 'Spoking' the Youth Vote 
UMD Professor “LEEDs” the Way in Sustainable Building Design
UMD architecture Lecturer Dan Curry probably knows his teenage daughter’s high school better than she does. Years before she enrolled, he helped design it, a fact he likes to jokingly remind her whenever they pass by Benjamin Banneker Academic in Washington, D.C., despite her eye rolls.“I’ll joke, ‘...View Article Details for UMD Professor “LEEDs” the Way in Sustainable Building Design Matthew Bell Named Distinguished University Professor
Written by Sala LevinArchitect and Professor Matthew Bell, FAIA FCNU has been named a University of Maryland Distinguished University Professor (DUP), the highest appointment bestowed on a tenured faculty member, for his significant contributions to the design industry and through his 37-year teachi...View Article Details for Matthew Bell Named Distinguished University Professor Marcus Cross Promoted to Assistant Clinical Professor
Residential and commercial architect Marcus Cross M. Arch ‘05 has been promoted to assistant clinical professor by the University of Maryland’s Architecture Program. A longtime collaborator of the program and Master of Architecture alum, Cross will continue to bring his expertise to a variety of des...View Article Details for Marcus Cross Promoted to Assistant Clinical Professor Jesse Saginor Named Director of UMD’s Colvin Institute
Associate Professor Jesse Saginor has been named the new director of the University of Maryland’s Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development, where he will lead efforts to expand the University of Maryland's engagement with the state's real estate industry. Partnering with Real Estate Development P...View Article Details for Jesse Saginor Named Director of UMD’s Colvin Institute 
Brittany Williams Named Assistant Director, Architecture Graduate Program
Associate Clinical Professor Brittany Wiliams AIA ‘05 M.Arch ‘07 joins the architecture administrative team this fall as the new assistant director of the graduate program. Williams will partner with Program Director Mohammed Gharipour to continue to grow the program’s rigor and reputation through c...View Article Details for Brittany Williams Named Assistant Director, Architecture Graduate Program