Milton Curry, the new dean of USC's architecture school
Tafari K. Stevenson-Howard Milton Curry, the new dean of USC's architecture school

The University of Southern California (USC) announced that the University of Michigan's Milton Curry will be the new dean of the USC School of Architecture. Succeeding current dean Qingyun Ma, Curry will start his new role on July 1.

At the University of Michigan, Curry is the associate dean for academic affairs and strategic initiatives at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. He's also the founder and editor-in-chief of the academic journal CriticalProductive, which discusses architecture and urbanism. Curry holds a B.Arch. from Cornell University and a M.Arch. (post-professional) from Harvard University Graduate School of Design.