In Short: Architecture Dean Mónica Ponce de León Returns to Faculty

Mónica Ponce de León, the dean of the School of Architecture since 2016, will leave her post at the end of 2025 and return to Princeton’s faculty and the practice of architecture at her firm, MPdL Studio. In Ponce de León’s decade as dean, the school expanded undergraduate and graduate programs, hired new faculty, and launched conferences and exhibitions that showcase the work of faculty and students. 

President Christopher Eisgruber ’83, in a news release, called Ponce de León “a dynamic leader for the School, an effective champion for this University’s values, and a tremendous partner for her Cabinet colleagues and me … .” The provost will oversee the selection of the next dean, the University said.