About Arnab Chakraborty
Dr. Arnab Chakraborty is the Dean of the College of Architecture and Planning. Under his leadership, the college has expanded academic offerings for students, established new scholarships and career support programs, and advanced its research and societal impact across disciplines. Prior to joining the U, Dr. Chakraborty spent 16 years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a professor of city planning, and, most recently, as associate dean in the College of Fine and Applied Arts.
An internationally recognized scholar of managing growth and change in communities, Dr. Chakraborty's research has been supported by over two million dollars in competitive grants and has helped improve planning in cities and regions across the nation, including being credited as the “backbone" for Federal Highway Administration’s guidelines for planners. Dr. Chakraborty serves as an associate editor of the Journal of the American Planning Association, a board member of the Consortium for Scenario Planning, and as chair of Planning Accreditation Board’s site visit team. Dr. Chakraborty was recognized with a Distinguished Alumnus Award by the University of Maryland in 2024.
Professor & Dean, College of Architecture & Planning