MAPP News
Preservation Super Hero: Lucinda Philumalee (MHP 2010, MRED 2012)
MAPP Alumni Spotlight: Lucinda Philumalee, MHP 2010, MRED 2012Lucinda (Lu) Philumalee is a bit like Clark Kent. By day, she works as a mild-mannered estimator at Harkins Builders, where she budgets and estimate projects for construction on a rolling basis, about one every three weeks. Yet, when 5:00...View Article Details for Preservation Super Hero: Lucinda Philumalee (MHP 2010, MRED 2012) 
The Equity Lynchpin: Why planners should re-think the role of schools
Ariel Bierbaum joined the University of Maryland’s Urban Planning Program in January 2017 after completing her Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley. While a seasoned planner with over 15 years of experience in community development and public policy, Ariel tu...View Article Details for The Equity Lynchpin: Why planners should re-think the role of schools 
Dr. Marccus Hendricks Joins Urban Studies and Planning Program
Dr. Marccus Hendricks will join the University of Maryland’s Urban Studies and Planning Program this fall as an incoming Assistant Professor. With a research and practice agenda rooted in environmental justice, Hendricks’ interests focus on how infrastructure, environmental outcomes and neighborhood...View Article Details for Dr. Marccus Hendricks Joins Urban Studies and Planning Program 
Planning Life After Retirement: Dr. Jim Cohen
Dr. Jim Cohen, Senior Lecturer and former Director of the Urban Studies and Community Planning Program, retires this summer after 27 years at the University of Maryland. Jim was integral in shaping the program, leveraging his passion for environmental planning to bring new coursework and opportuniti...View Article Details for Planning Life After Retirement: Dr. Jim Cohen 
2nd Annual Colvin Case Study Challenge Winners
First Place: Kevin Turner and Christopher TringaliSchool: SUNY BuffaloProject: Delaware North Building, Buffalo, New York Faculty Adviser: Mark FoersterMentor: David StebbinsSecond Place: Jainam Shah and Vandana VishnubhotlaSchool: New York UniversityProject: Via Verde, South Bronx, New YorkFaculty ...View Article Details for 2nd Annual Colvin Case Study Challenge Winners 
Maria Day-Marshall Appointed Director of UMD’s Real Estate Development Program
The University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation welcomes Dr. Maria Day-Marshall, a 30-year veteran of housing policy, government and finance, as the new director of the school’s Real Estate Development Program [MRED]. Day-Marshall was most recently the interim executiv...View Article Details for Maria Day-Marshall Appointed Director of UMD’s Real Estate Development Program