Summer Institute

To ground our fellows in a community of sharing, we host a Summer Institute for each cohort of fellows focused on teaching, research, and service in an academic career. These are followed by regular sessions during the academic year focused on professional development from building a vision to preparing for an annual review, and tackling the challenges of making change in our schools and practices.

In summer 2021, we virtually hosted our inaugural cohort of 7 Fellows with sessions on teaching and mentoring led by members of Dark Matter University, the Mellon Initiative in Urban Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks, our Deans, and our Advisors.

In summer 2022, we virtually hosted our second cohort comprised of 17 Fellows for seven working sessions, collectively lead by the Mellon Initiative in Democracy and Landscape at Dumbarton Oaks, our Deans, members of the Dark Matter University, and our Advisors. We also hosted our inaugural cohort for our first in-person Summer Institute at Dumbarton Oaks. 6 Fellows from our inaugural cohort participated in residence.

In summer 2023, we virtually hosted our third and largest cohort yet, comprised of 25 Fellows, for seven working sessions, collectively lead by the Mellon Initiative in Democracy and Landscape at Dumbarton Oaks, our Deans, members of the Dark Matter University, and our Advisors. We also hosted our second cohort for an in-person Summer Institute at Dumbarton Oaks and the University of Virginia. 13 Fellows from our second cohort participated in residence.

Click Below to Download Copies of Our Summer Institute 2023 Syllabi:

Contributors to Our Institutes:

  • Fallon Aidoo, Tulane University

  • Diane Jones Allen, University of Texas at Arlington

  • Austin Allen, University of Texas at Arlington

  • Charles Davis, University of Buffalo

  • Cruz Garcia, Columbia University

  • Alvin Huang, USC

  • Ana Maria Leon, Harvard University

  • Tonya Sanders, Morgan State University

  • CL Bohannon, University of Virginia

  • Edson Cabalfin, Tulane University

  • Margarita Iglesia, BAC

  • Kwesi Daniels, Tuskegee University

  • Bimal Mendes, Yale University

  • Kate Holliday, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

  • Diane Jones Allen, University of Texas at Arlington

  • Andrew Holder, Harvard University

  • Neema Kudva, Cornell University

  • Laura Hollengreen, University of Arizona

  • Inaki Alday. Tulane School of Architecture

  • Bradford C. Grant, Howard University

  • Milton Curry, USC

  • J. Meejin Yoon, Cornell University

  • Adrian Parr, University of Oregon

  • Renee Cheng, University of Washington

  • Robert Gonzalez, University of New Mexico

  • Maria Martinez-Cosio, University of Texas at Arlington

  • Mary Anne Alabanza Akers, CalPoly Pomona University

  • Jelisa Blumberg, Dark Matter University

  • Jerome Haferd, Dark Matter University

  • Curry Hackett, Dark Matter University

  • Maria A. Villalobos Hernandez, Dark Matter University

  • Jati Zunaibi, Dark Matter University

  • Nupur Chaudhury, Dark Matter University

  • Elgin Cleckley, University of Virginia

  • Willow Lung-Amam, University of Maryland

  • Hazel Edwards, Howard University

  • Michelle Komie, Princeton University Press

  • Nancy Levinson Places Journal

  • Ozayr Saloojee, Journal of Architectural Education

  • Swati Chattopadhyay, Journal of Society of Architectural Historians, Platform

  • Richard Margerum, University of Oregon

  • Chadwick Allen, University of Washington

  • Clara Irazabal, University of Maryland

  • Neema Kudva, Cornell University

  • Bo Yang, University of Arizona

  • Alade Mcken, Columbia University

  • Ken Yocom, University of Washington

  • Aki Ishida, Virginia Tech

  • Frederick Steiner, University of Pennsylvania

  • Andrea Roberts, University of Virginia

  • Dawn Eve Jourdan, University of Maryland

  • Susan Blum, Notre Dame

  • Dianne Harris, University of Washington

  • Tiffany Lin, Tulane University

  • Clint Carroll, University of Colorado

  • Carla Bell, Tuskegee University

  • Malo Hutson, University of Virginia

  • Sarah Whiting, Harvard University

  • Jose Gamez, University of North Carolina – Charlotte

  • Gabriel Diaz Montemayor, University of Arkansas

  • Kofi Boone, North Carolina State University

  • Dahlia Nduom, Howard University

  • Marta Gutman, CUNY

  • Barbara Krauthamer, Emory University

  • Venesa Alicea-Chuqui, Dark Matter University

  • A.L. Hu, Dark Matter University

  • Victor Zagabe, Dark Matter University

  • Chris Cornelius, University of New Mexico