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  • Madlen Simon receiving award

    Madlen Simon Receives the Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award

    Originally published in the Maryland Today article "33 Faculty and Staff to Be Honored at Convocation".Professor Madlen Simon’s distinguished teaching career in architecture is founded on providing students with experiences that mirror the real world, nurturing the collaborative and creative problem-solving skills so important to their success in the profession. 
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  • Kathryn Howell, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Director National Center for Smart Growth

    MAPP Welcomes New NCSG Director Kathryn Howell

    Written by Brianna Rhodes
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  • Susan Kern, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Director Historic Preservation Program

    MAPP Welcomes New Historic Preservation Program Director Susan Kern

    Written by Brianna Rhodes. Susan Kern serves as the director of the Historic Preservation Program. She received her Ph.D. in History from William & Mary and her M.A. in Architectural History from the University of Virginia. In between degrees, she worked in the archaeology department at Monticello and directed field research. Kern formerly served as the Director of Historic Campus at William & Mary and taught history, material culture and museum studies courses in the history department.
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  • Jesse Saginor, Ph.D. Associate Professor Assistant Director Real Estate Development Graduate Program

    MAPP Welcomes New Real Estate Development Faculty Jesse Saginor

    Jesse Saginor, AICP, is an associate professor and assistant director of graduate students in the Real Estate Development Program. He holds a Ph.D. in Urban Studies and Public Affairs with a concentration in real estate and economic development from Cleveland State University. He also has a Master of Public Administration from the Ohio State University. Saginor worked as an assistant professor for seven years at Texas A&M University and most recently served as both program chair and associate dean at Florida Atlantic University.
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  • John Park, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Real Estate Development Program

    MAPP Welcomes New Real Estate Development Faculty John Park

    Written by Brianna RhodesJohn Park joins the Real Estate Development program this fall as an assistant professor. He earned his Ph.D. in Urban Planning from Texas A&M University, an M.S. from the University of Texas at Austin and M.S. and B.S. degrees from Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea. After earning his doctorate, John worked as a senior research fellow at Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research and was a visiting assistant professor at Tulane University. 
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  • Pablo Guiraldes

    MAPP Remembers Kea Distinguished Professor and Alumnus Pablo Güiraldes

    Written by Matthew Bell, FAIA, Christine Cestello Hinojosa A talented architect, urban designer and teacher, Pablo Güiraldes (M.ARCH ’98) had a career of successes in public and private capacities in both the United States and his native Argentina. A MAPP alumnus and former Kea Distinguished Professor, he passed away on July 26, 2023, at his home in Buenos Aires, following a courageous eight-month battle with Glioblastoma.
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