Archinect - News2024-09-07T19:57:16-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150304267/university-of-virginia-s-school-of-architecture-names-c-l-bohannon-as-its-first-associate-dean-for-justice-equity-diversity-and-inclusion
University of Virginia's School of Architecture names C.L. Bohannon as its first Associate Dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Nathaniel Bahadursingh2022-03-25T16:57:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a8/a86fa817e6a183b410a0e0b010abb4bb.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/uva_sarc" target="_blank">The University of Virginia’s School of Architecture</a> has announced the appointment of C.L. Bohannon, PhD, ALSA, as its first Associate Dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (AD JEDI), effective July 25, 2022. He joins the faculty as Associate Professor in the Landscape Architecture Department. </p>
<p>Bohannon is currently an Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and the Associate Director in the School of Architecture + Design at the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/764/virginia-polytechnic-institute-and-state-university-virginia-tech" target="_blank">Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University</a>. He is also the Director of the Community Engagement Lab and Faculty Principal at the Leadership and Social Change Residential College at Virginia Tech. </p>
<p>Bohannon’s research focuses on the relationship between <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/585452/community-engagement" target="_blank">community engagement</a> and design education. His pedagogy, through the lens of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/73524/landscape-architecture" target="_blank">landscape architecture</a>, examines the asymmetrical power relationships and systems that produce social and environmental inequities in marginalized communities, or as he describes it, “uneven geographies,” t...</p>