Archinect - Features 2024-12-22T02:00:09-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150204718/m-nica-ponce-de-le-n-on-the-future-of-architectural-licensure Mónica Ponce de León on the Future of Architectural Licensure Antonio Pacheco 2020-06-29T16:31:00-04:00 >2022-03-21T21:01:07-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/34/34ff51acfd3f27c3653248c77c280815.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>As schools of architecture around the country continue to focus on how they can make architecture more diverse and equitable,&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/princetonsoa" target="_blank">Princeton University</a> School of Architecture Dean&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/528552/monica-ponce-de-leon" target="_blank">M&oacute;nica Ponce de Le&oacute;n</a> is on a mission to rethink the nature of architectural licensure as it exists in the United States.&nbsp;</p> <p>Following the dean's <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150202214/princeton-s-monica-ponce-de-leon-to-overcome-injustice-in-architecture-licensure-should-be-eliminated-or-radically-transformed" target="_blank">recent statement</a> in support of radically rethinking licensure, Archinect recently connected with Ponce de Le&oacute;n to discuss the significant barriers to access created by licensure as currently designed, her efforts to bring diversity to the faculty and student populations at Princeton School of Architecture, and how licensure might change moving forward.</p> https://archinect.com/features/article/120370300/deans-list-monica-ponce-de-leon-of-university-of-michigan-s-taubman-college Deans List: Monica Ponce de Leon of University of Michigan's Taubman College Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-02-12T13:12:00-05:00 >2022-03-16T09:16:08-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/47/479n7mag2gp36zfq.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/features/tag/378110/deans-list" target="_blank"><strong>Deans List</strong></a>&nbsp;is an interview series with the leaders of architecture schools, worldwide. The series profiles the school&rsquo;s programming, as defined by the head honcho &ndash; giving an invaluable perspective into the institution&rsquo;s unique curriculum, faculty and academic environment.</p> <p>For this issue, we spoke with&nbsp;<strong>Monica Ponce de Leon</strong>, the Dean at University of Michigan's <a href="http://archinect.com/taubmancollege" target="_blank">Taubman College</a>.</p>