Faculty & Teaching
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Screen Time: How to Lessen the Challenges of Remote Learning
Tinukwa Boulder, director of innovative technologies and online learning in Pitt’s School of Education, says that emphasizing mindfulness and establishing a social presence in the virtual classroom are key to making online learning easier.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Social Distancing Puts Telehealth on the Front Lines
Virtual visits with health care providers are becoming more important than ever during the pandemic. Pitt’s Alyson Stover is working to bring telehealth to occupational therapy and other practitioners beyond the primary care clinic.
Monday, March 30, 2020
Dispatches from the First Week of Online Learning
The rapid transition from in-person to online courses went smoothly, though there were a few bumps in the road. Hear what Pitt faculty members have to say about the transition to a remote academic landscape.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Pitt-Bradford’s Preparation for Online Teaching
Faculty members at all University of Pittsburgh campuses have worked tirelessly to transition to online learning in the wake of COVID-19. Here, instructors from Pitt-Bradford share how they prepared.
Monday, March 16, 2020
Expert Offers Tips for Teaching Online
Cynthia Golden, associate vice provost and executive director of Pitt’s Center for Teaching and Learning, has advice for faculty members as they shift their courses online.
Monday, March 9, 2020
Story Lab Helps Early Career Writers Professionalize
Writing can be a solitary endeavor, but for Pitt professor and award-winning author Jeanne Marie Laskas, it’s a team effort. The collaboration she nurtures has already spawned a bestseller, and much more is in the works.
Monday, February 17, 2020
In Light of the 100th Anniversary of the Negro Leagues, a Look Back at What Was Lost
For The Conversation, Professor Rob Ruck detailed a brief history of the Negro Leagues, the integration of Major League Baseball and how Pittsburgh played an influential role in the new face of the game.
Monday, December 9, 2019
Business Professor Wins Aspen Institute ‘Ideas Worth Teaching Award’
Barry Mitnick’s undergraduate honors business history course, Market Manipulations: Crises, Bubbles, Robber Barons and Corporate Saints, has been recognized with the Aspen Institute’s 2019 Ideas Worth Teaching Award—one of only 10 courses worldwide to be selected.
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
New Jazz Chair Brings Fresh Approach to Pitt
Nicole Mitchell, the William S. Dietrich II Endowed Chair in Jazz Studies, begins her first semester at Pitt with a revamped Jazz Week and big ideas for the future of the program.
Monday, October 21, 2019
Bernard Fisher, MD, Pioneer in Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 101
Dr. Bernard Fisher, Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a true pioneer in the field of breast cancer research, died on Wednesday evening at the age of 101.