Ronit Eisenbach
Throughout my career, I sought out female role models, who followed passion and talent and in doing so, crossed boundaries and carved wider paths for themselves and others. Mid-Century designer Ruth Adler Schnee knew she would never be hired as an architect, and instead became a world-renowned textile artist. Sculptor Mary Miss did an end run around the gallery system, blurring boundaries and expanding the definition of art, by siting her work in the public realm. The creative efforts of these women and others enabled, supported, and inspired my own journey and motivate me to mentor and expand the opportunities for younger female colleagues and students.
Professor
School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
In 2018, Ronit Eisenbach became the first woman promoted to Full Professor in the Architecture Program since its founding fifty years ago. Professor Eisenbach joined the University of Maryland faculty in 2002 earning tenure in 2009. In her creative work as an architect and public artist, her multi-disciplinary spatial practice sparks dialogue about the world we make for ourselves. In her role as Kibel Gallery Curator since 2003, she has celebrated the designs and curatorial work of underrepresented minorities and women. In 2018, Professor Eisenbach initiated the National Center for Smart Growth’s Creative Placemaking Collaborative which will extend the School’s cross-disciplinary efforts and build bridges to the surrounding communities.