. C . ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 - 8 4 . ▁ ▁Raj ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁in ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Architecture ▁and ▁Urban ▁Pl anning ▁at ▁Howard ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 9 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁Em ens ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Vis iting ▁Professor ▁at ▁Ball ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁The ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁introduced ▁the ▁first ▁course ▁in ▁sust ain ability . ▁ ▁Raj ▁served ▁as ▁Professor ▁of ▁Pract ice ▁in ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Architecture ▁& ▁Pl anning ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 1 2 . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁architecture ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁ ▁of ▁Columbia ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Adv oc ate ▁& ▁volunte er ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁pract ition er ▁and ▁an ▁educ ator ▁Raj ▁has ▁attempted ▁to ▁public ly ▁champion ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁sust ain able ▁design ▁ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁innov ative ▁approaches ▁to ▁address ing ▁social ▁problems ▁including ▁hom eless ness . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Raj ▁was ▁nation ally ▁elected ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁President ▁of ▁The ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch itect s ▁( A IA ) ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁of ▁color ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁organization ▁in ▁its ▁ 1 4 0 - year ▁history . ▁