Darris Means selected for Rockefeller Fellowship to study rural education

The Richard P. Nathan Policy Fellow of the Rockefeller Institute of Government will fund his work on state policy-focused research related to rural education and equity.

New programs and ways to learn launch this fall

Multidisciplinary computer science options, a variety of Dietrich School certificates and accelerated graduate degree programs usher in the 2021-22 school year.

Research sheds light on how children interpret ‘dark tourism’

Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Professor Mary Margaret Kerr shares insights on how to help children make meaning of tragic events.

Pitt People Make 40 Under 40

Every year, Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP recognize 40 outstanding individuals under the age of 40 whose creativity, vision and passion enrich the Pittsburgh region.

Leigh Patel Publishes New Book

Leigh Patel, a professor in the University of Pittsburgh School of Education’s Department of Educational Foundations, Organizations and Policy, has published her new book titled, “No Study Without Struggle: Confronting Settler Colonialism in Higher Education.”

Resident Assistants aid back to school transition

Resident Assistants act as guides, counselors and friends to on-campus students. Pittwire spoke to three of them about how they got their jobs and the term ahead.

Join the #CathyTellAll

Who is behind @cathedral_thoughts? Learn Thursday and ask her anything.

Valerie Kinloch was named a trustee of her undergraduate alma mater

Her appointment at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, began July 1.