Anthony Schuman

Anthony W. (Tony) Schuman is a registered architect and Professor of Architecture in the Hillier College of Architecture and Design at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), where he has served as both undergraduate and graduate program director and as Interim Dean. He is a past president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). His articles on housing design and community development appear in numerous books, scholarly journals and conference proceedings. He was co-editor of Newark Landmark Treasures: A Guide to the Landmark Buildings, Parks, Public Art & Historic Districts in New Jersey’s Metropolis, Co-Editor; (Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee, 2016), published on the occasion of the 350^th anniversary of Newark’s founding. Tony was a founding member of a series of advocacy and activist organizations in the architecture and planning professions, including Urban Deadline, The Architects' Resistance (TAR), Homefront, and Planners Network.

Schuman is a trustee of the Newark Preservation and Landmarks Committee (NPLC), and Lincoln Park/Coast Cultural District, Inc. He is the recipient of the 2011 Charles Cummings award from NPLC for his efforts to preserve and celebrate Newark’s social and cultural history; the 2006 NJIT Board of Overseers Foundation Award for Institute and Public Service; and the city medal from the Newark Municipal Council in 2007 for organizing a three-day celebration of the Newark Eagles Negro Leagues Championship baseball team of 1946. In 2010 he was named a Distinguished Professor by ACSA. The Design Futures Council named him one of the “30 most admired educators for 2013”. In 2020 he received the university-wide Robert W. Van Houten Award for Teaching Excellence.