The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) has announced that architect and educator Lynne M. Dearborn has taken office as the organization's new President.

Dearborn will serve through June of 2021 and is expected to focus on issues relating to racial justice within the ACSA organization and throughout field of architectural education, among other topics. Rashida Ng of Temple University served as the previous ACSA President.

Aside from her longtime involvement with ACSA and status as a licensed architect, Dr. Dearborn is also a Professor of Architecture and the Chair of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Illinois School of Architecture in Urbana-Champaign. She earned a B.ARCH from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an M.ARCH from the University of Oregon, and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

In a statement announcing her inauguration, Dearborn stated:

I am eager to identify opportunities to strengthen existing ties with NAAB, NCARB, AIA, AIAS as well as other architecturally-focused organizations like CCCAP, NOMA, and NOMAS to build new bridges to organizations that may become our partners in interdisciplinary initiatives to address the complex challenges that confront societies around the globe. It is through such partnerships that we can realize the possibilities that the field of architecture offers.

We are poised to lead the charge for a more equitable, socially just, and ecologically sound world and to help others imagine a world rich with possibilities for future generations. As we advance in that direction, it is my honor to serve the ACSA and each of its constituent parts as president of the organization.