Education Committee

The Education Committee leads ACSA’s efforts to improve the effectiveness of architectural education through best practices. The committee oversees and recommends, as necessary, actions to cultivate and disseminate these best practices.

Brett Tippey

Program Coordinator & Associate Professor
Kent State University
Kent, OH

Virginia Melnyk

Assistant Professor
Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Thomas Forget

Associate Director & Associate Professor, Architecture
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

James Sullivan

Dean
Marywood University
Scranton, PA

Dahlia Nduom

Assistant Professor
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Jori Erdman

Professor
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

Joshua A. Foster

Adjunct Professor
Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CA

Kendall A. Nicholson

Senior Director of Research, Equity, and Education
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Washington, DC

2026-2027 Education Committee

Specific Charge

The Education Committee will continue to focus on the expanded ecosystem of architectural education by mapping and staging discussions about educational outcomes for post-professional and other related advanced degrees, specializations, and certificate programs, including examination of current and potential future offerings by our member schools. The committee might explore bridges between these programs and NAAB-accredited programs, as well as the four-year degree programs examined in 2025-26. The committee will further ACSA’s past research on degree clarification, in support of the ACSA Board’s advocacy for our members’ priorities and needs within the Architectural Alliance (AIA, AIAS, NCARB, NAAB, and NOMA) and beyond.

Topics for webinars and conference sessions may include, but not be limited to: educational missions beyond training for practice or competency for licensure; continuing education providers; engaging students in advanced research opportunities; and preparing future leaders, including future faculty.