2022

It’s Not So Simple to Make Preservation Policy People-Centered

Leave a Comment / Preservation Policy Reform / By / December 7, 2022

A Reparative Call to Change the Administrative Procedure Act Historic preservation is fundamentally a policy-based endeavor, driven by governmental laws, regulations, and guidelines. And because of this basis, it’s also incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to make it more people-centered without some changes to state and federal administrative procedure acts. The fact is that nearly …

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Why I Chose to Be a Heretical Preservationist

2 Comments / Lived Heritage Studies / By / December 14, 2022

My Story and Why I Started Lived Heritage Studies When I used to teach and advise in a graduate historic preservation program, I would ask my students why they got interested in the field to help guide their career paths. Unfortunately, it’s not a question that gets asked often enough with professionals or academics in …

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Uncovering Structural Racism in Federal Preservation Policy: Racial/gender/professional purity

Leave a Comment / Preservation Policy Reform / By / March 27, 2023

What is structural racism in relation to governmental policy? Since the rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement, there has been increasing discussion on the role of structural racism in public policy. But, what exactly is structural racism in this context? Bailey et al. (2021) offer a concise definition that describes how laws, rules, and …

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Presentations that address diversity/inclusion/relevancy in historic preservation policy

1 Comment / Preservation Policy Reform / By / December 2, 2022

Before I left my position as an associate professor at the University of Maryland in May 2022, I created a curated list of YouTube conference presentations since 2020 that address diversity, inclusion, equity, justice, and relevancy in historic preservation practice in relation to federal, state, and local government policy. I originally intended these curated presentations …

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Why I Quit My Tenured Position as an Associate Professor: A Reflection on the State of Preservation Education

3 Comments / Lived Heritage Studies / By / December 2, 2022

Two weeks ago, I quit my tenured position as an associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park to explore consulting opportunities in private practice. I am, in effect, retiring from higher education. As a staunch proponent of people-centered and human-centered historic preservation, I have learned in a particularly painful way that higher education …

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