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This journalist alum brought home an Emmy
When Justin Carter (A&S ’12) started his journey to become a TV journalist, he promised his parents his first Emmy. It now sits on their mantle.
Valerie Kinloch and Eleanor Feingold were selected as American Council on Education Fellows
The Pitt leaders are among 52 in the longest-running cohort-based higher education leadership development program in the U.S.
Keisha Blain is awarded a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study
She will be writing a new book on the history of Black women and the struggle for human rights.
Pitt Public Health's Anne Newman wins 2020 American Heart Association Clinical Research Prize
The award recognizes a current head of a clinical research program who is making outstanding contributions to the advancement of clinical science.
Valerie Kinloch spoke in a Library of Congress webinar on Rosa Parks' legacy
The Renée and Richard Goldman Dean of the School of Education discusses how the activist's life could help them better understand the Black Lives Matter movement.
Jessica Ghilani was selected for a Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Award
The associate professor of communication at Pitt-Greensburg won the 2020 Aviation Space Writers Foundation Award.
Valerie Kinloch has released a new co-edited book advocating for social change
"Race, Justice, and Activism in Literacy Instruction" encourages educators to engage in justice-centered work.
Maxwell Wang was named to the 2020 Hertz Fellowship Class
The MD/PhD student was among 41 to be named a finalist for one of the most competitive and coveted fellowships in the nation.
Valerie Kinloch served as the Pennsylvania School Boards Association Equity Summit keynote speaker
The October summit drew school district leadership from across the commonwealth.
Valerie Kinloch was elected vice president of the National Council of Teachers of English
The Renée and Richard Goldman Dean of the School of Education has been n NCTE member for more than 20 years.
Katrina Loutzenhiser was honored by Blackboard Inc.
The technology and media services director in the School of Education earned the Exemplary Course Program Award.
Rory Cooper completed the Heidelberg Hand-Bike Marathon
The director of Pitt's Human Engineering Research Laboratories finished with a time of 1 hour, 27 minutes.
Keisha N. Blain wins a book prize
The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians honor is the second recent award for “Set the World on Fire.”
Audrey J. Murrell to serve as acting dean of the University Honors College
Most recently associate dean of the College of Business Administration, her term begins June 17.
HERL Director Rory Cooper joined the Hall of Inventors
He is the 28th inventor and first Pitt professor to receive a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office trading card and portrait.
Valerie Kinloch will speak at an event for the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
Education, law and policy scholars will commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that found public school segregation unconstitutional.
Keisha N. Blain is awarded best book in African American women’s and gender history
“Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom” won the 2019 Darlene Clark Hine Award.
Valerie Watzlaf was elected president of the American Health Information Management Association
The associate professor in Pitt's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is also chair of the association's Council for Excellence in Education.
Keisha Blain’s book is named among the best history books of 2018 by Smithsonian Magazine
Read more about “Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom.”
Robert Brandom earns a Fellowship of the British Academy
The distinguished professor of philosophy is one of 20 academics outside the UK elected.
