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New ACSA President Robert Alexander González pushes for DEI in higher education and shares the importance of community colleges

2021-07-02T14:05:00-04:00

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) has announced architect and academic Robert Alexander González as its 2021-2022 President. Not a stranger to the ACSA, González has been involved in the organization's leadership since 2019, serving as the second vice president and vice president in 2020. Now in this new role, he shares, "It's an exciting time to step into the presidency, with access to such a large membership that is continually growing."

University of New Mexico campus building courtesy of University of New Mexico, School of Architecture + Planning

Currently serving as the Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of New Mexico, González's leadership experience within architectural academia is expansive. Prior to his leadership at the University of New Mexico, he's served as the Director of the Architecture Program at Texas Tech University and the TTU El Paso Regional Site. Beyond his experience in academic program management, rec...

Architect and educator Robert Alexander González selected as new Dean of University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture and Planning

2020-05-13T14:37:00-04:00

The University of New Mexico (UNM) has selected Robert Alexander González as the new Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning.

González comes to New Mexico from Texas Tech University (TTU), where he currently serves as the Director of the Architecture Program and leads the TTU El Paso Regional Site. While at TTU, González has led a variety of school initiatives, including building a new graduate degrees in Historic Preservation Studies and Retail, Hotel, and Institutional Management. González also worked for nine years to "engage TTU in the city’s downtown renaissance, and he hopes to encourage the same kind of partnerships between the SA+P and Albuquerque and Santa Fe, where he currently resides," according to the UNM website.

In a UNM announcement, González writes, “I am excited about joining the UNM School of Architecture and Planning family. I found the School to be unlike any other program with its diverse faculty and staff dedicated to serving a culturally rich regio...