Professors Isabelle Gournay and Mary Sies Honored with International Book Prize
Professor Emerita Architecture Isabelle Gournay, Associate Professor of American Studies Mary Corbin Sies and colleague Robert Freestone have earne
MRED Student Awarded NAIOP Diversity Student Scholarship
NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, has awarded graduate student Awais Qazi a 2020 NAIOP Diversity Student Scholarship. The scholarship advances diversity in the industry by supporting underrepresented students pursuing master’s degrees in commercial real estate. Qazi was one of four recipients selected from graduate real estate programs across the country.
Steven Hurtt Named Professor Emeritus
Steven Hurtt, a longtime faculty and former dean of the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, has been named professor emeritus of architecture by University President Wallace Loh.
EPIDEMIC OF HATE: Stories of Racism, Resiliency, and Resistance in Asian American Communities
A Virtual Panel Discussion on Public Health and Historic Preservation.
OUTSIDE EVENT: Preserving Sites of Suffrage Activism
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100 years of the 19th Amendment: Maryland’s history of suffrage activism, the omission of women from state and local inventories of historic sites, and the complexity of commemorating a movement which left African American women behind.
Lending an Ear to First Responders
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Assistant Clinical Professor Brittany Williams Brings Relief by Producing Ear-saving Gadgets
UMD Urban Studies and Planning Program Receives Full-term Accreditation
The Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) has awarded the University of Maryland’s Master of Community Planning degree program a seven-year, full term
Baltimore Architect, MAPP Alum John Chalk Dies from Coronavirus
The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and the University of Maryland community sadly mourn the death of John Chalk (B.ARCH ’80) a graduate of UMD’s Architecture Program.
Lindsey May Earns AIA/DC’s Inaugural Architectural Educator Award
The Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA|DC) and Washington Architectural Foundation (WAF) have awarded Assistant Clinical Professor Lindsey May the distinction of AIA|DC’s 2020 architectural educator.