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‘Mobile-izing’ a New Generation to the Ballot Box
When Amelia Twyman turned 18 last year, an unexpected birthday card arrived in her mailbox from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: an invitation to register to vote.She eagerly filed the paperwork before moving into her residence hall and starting classes at UMD in August as a journalism major. But a...View Article Details for ‘Mobile-izing’ a New Generation to the Ballot Box 
Nader Tehrani Joins Architecture Program as 2024 Kea Professor
Award-winning architect Nader Tehrani joins the architecture faculty this fall as the 2024-25 Kea Professor. An expert in materiality, fabrication and tectonics, he will work alongside Associate Clinical Professors Julie Gabrielli and Brittany Williams, Lecturer Dan Curry and Assistant Professor Deo...View Article Details for Nader Tehrani Joins Architecture Program as 2024 Kea Professor Ariel Bierbaum Promoted to Associate Professor
Dr. Ariel Bierbaum has been promoted with tenure to associate professor of urban studies and planning by the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. With 25 years of experience in the non-profit and public sectors, her cross-disciplinary background connects the fiel...View Article Details for Ariel Bierbaum Promoted to Associate Professor 
Faculty Promotions, Fall 2024
The University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation announced the promotions of five faculty members in the Architecture and Historic Preservation Programs, effective Fall 2024. Architecture Program:Ken Filler, Assistant Clinical ProfessorKen Filler (B.S. Architecture ‘1...View Article Details for Faculty Promotions, Fall 2024 
Three New Faculty Members Join University of Maryland’s Architecture Program
The University of Maryland’s Architecture Program welcomes three new faculty for the 2024-2025 academic year. Dr. Andressa Martinez, Dr. Michael Kleiss, and Dr. Deok-Oh Woo will offer a broad range of expertise in architecture specializations including digital design processes and fabrication, struc...View Article Details for Three New Faculty Members Join University of Maryland’s Architecture Program 
New Tools for Keeping Immigrant-Owned Shops In Place
Jenn Tran admits that her favorite childhood memory of Eden Center, a strip of Vietnamese shops in Falls Church, Va., is controversial. Of the many snacks offered at the grocery store where she shopped each week with her mother, she always beelined to durian, the spiky fruit revered for its creamy, ...View Article Details for New Tools for Keeping Immigrant-Owned Shops In Place