Pitt will mark Black History Month with a series of events
Scheduled guest speakers, panel discussions and a step dance performance are taking place throughout February.
Max Schuster was selected for the NASPA Emerging Faculty Leader Academy
Schuster (EDUC ’17G) manages the Master of Education in Higher Education program in the School of Education.
Pitt’s School of Education received a $1M grant from the Gates Foundation
Along with Remake Learning, the school will develop an innovative network of educators of color and learning scientists who will work together to transform how research and development are conducted in education.
Valerie Kinloch served as the Pennsylvania School Boards Association Equity Summit keynote speaker
The October summit drew school district leadership from across the commonwealth.
Pitt’s Healthy Lifestyle Institute hosted its second annual summit
There, Founding Director John Jakicic introduced the new Schools on the Move initiative, which will provide grants to support physical education at 43 Pittsburgh K-12 schools.
Gina Garcia Appointed to Board of Directors of National Higher Education Organization
Gina Garcia, assistant professor in the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, has been elected to the board of directors of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE).
With over 2,000 members, ASHE is a national organization for scholarship in higher education administration. Garcia’s appointment will run from 2019-2021.
Carolyn Carlins Keller received a Pittsburgh Business Times 30 Under 30 Award
Keller serves as operations manager for the Carnegie Project on the education doctorate program housed within Pitt’s School of Education.
Pitt’s Center for Urban Education will house the journal Educational Researcher
Dana Thompson Dorsey will be one of the journal’s five senior editors situated across the country.