Kent Kleinman, an architect and chair of the Department of Architecture, Interior Design and Lighting at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City, has been named the Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP). He will begin his five-year term Sept. 1. Cornell.edu
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wow. weak.
why do you think that? what do you know about him? or just that you haven't heard of him?
Hey, fantastic! Congratulations, Kent - you impacted my work greatly and I have enormous respect for you. Good luck with the new gig!
rabbits just hates on cornell all the time. anyway, lets hope he gets some good stuff done there...and actually stays for his whole term.
could be exciting times.
personally, i've never heard of him... but an endorsement from LB is all that i need...
He was at Michigan for one year while I was there. The man is a spectacular intellect and a really genuine guy. Dean is the perfect position for him - I would reckon a far better fit than Mohsen, who has always been better at networking and self-promotion than working for the good of a school. Just my opinion.
It'll be sad to see Kent leave NYC. Let the maddeniingly drawn out dash for the next available "NYC" Dean position begin.
I've never met Mr. Kleinman but judging from the comments I think that he already sounds like a better fit than Mohsen - it sounds like he will click much better with the older faculty, which, to be honest, are the heart and soul of Cornell. I'm pretty glad that we didn't get another flashy figure, and instead someone who seems like he is serious about doing some good. Even though I won't be around much longer to see the changes (abroad + thesis), I'm looking forward to being in school under his deanship.
I am glad to hear the good stuff about Kleinman. It's true, Cornell is a good place for a genuine intellect - but the dash of fashion can be good for it too. They need someone to toot their horn to the NYC crowd, I think. To push them to publish and get the name out. Mohsen was very good for that.
It would be sad to see Cornell lose the intellectual strength that is its real value (in contrast to the vapid star system elsewhere), but a bit of flash was very good for the reputation of the school. Just my humble opinion.
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