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Whose ‘Right to Suburbia’?
This article originally appeared in Maryland Today.Ellsworth Avenue in Silver Spring, Md., sizzles on a summer evening: Residents stroll along its tree-lined sidewalks under the neon glow of upscale chain restaurants, retailers and a Whole Foods Market. Beyond the din of downtown is a different kind...View Article Details for Whose ‘Right to Suburbia’? From Ashes to Awe
This story originally appeared in Maryland Today. Written by Sala Levin '10.Perched above the glittering Bay of Naples, Stabiae was the vacation destination of choice for the who’s who of ancient Roman society. They’d flock to fabulous villas to host intellectual discussions, swim in the sea below a...View Article Details for From Ashes to Awe 
Homecoming
As a native Washingtonian who grew up in Southwest and Northwest D.C., Maia Shanklin Roberts (M.C.P. ‘14) embraced being in an urban environment surrounded by a majority-Black community.“Everything was so Black,” she said, from her neighbors to her doctors—indicative of why D.C. was once known as “C...View Article Details for Homecoming 
Road Rage(r)
Some of the University of Maryland’s biggest parties during football season originate out of the back of a car. But a block-long bash along Preinkert Drive on Friday proves you don’t need a tailgate to congregate—and might change your perspective on the prime real estate reserved for cars.Park(ing) ...View Article Details for Road Rage(r) 
‘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