Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:00

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.

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 12:00

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. 

Thu, 09/21/2023 - 12:00

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. 

Fri, 12/12/2025 - 12:00

For the past few decades, the pews at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in New Carrollton, Md., have been slowly emptying. Weekly attendance at the once-thriving, multicultural congregation has dwindled to around three dozen. Frequent flooding of the sanctuary chapel has damaged its foundation and floors. Leadership could scrape together funds to fix the building, but would anyone be there to notice? 

Thu, 12/11/2025 - 12:00

College Park, Md.— The analysis of a towering, 26-story affordable housing project in the South Bronx took first place at the tenth annual Colvin Case Study Challenge on Saturday, Dec. 5. Columbia University returned to College Park for its second victory in the competition’s history, beating out student teams from Virginia Tech, UT Austin and University of Nevada-Las Vegas. 

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 12:00

Written by Brianna RhodesEight University of Maryland students were recognized for their visionary architectural projects at the annual AIA Maryland Excellence in Design Awards on Thursday, Sept. 21, at College Park City Hall. A number of MAPP alumni also won awards this year, including jury citations, merit and honor awards. They were recognized for an array of project designs ranging from complexes to libraries.

Tue, 10/03/2023 - 12:00

Originally published in TERP Magazine, written by Karen Shih '09, photos by Stephanie S. Cordle.JUST BEYOND THE MAZE of hallways under New York City’s Penn Station, the din outside is disorienting: Cars honk incessantly in bumper-to-bumper traffic, pedestrians jostle each other on the sidewalk, and exhaust and cigarette smoke clog the air.

Fri, 10/06/2023 - 12:00

Originally published in Maryland Today, written by Annie Krakower. In between days spent defending the Earth from asteroids, teaching jujitsu, studying crime scenes and excelling at hundreds of other vocations, experts across the Baltimore-Washington area come to the University of Maryland to do it some more.