Teaching & Learning
Viktoria Harms was honored by the American Association of Teachers of German
She serves as the Department of German’s director of language studies and director of undergraduate studies within the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
13 faculty members received leader awards from the Discipline-based Science Education Research Center
The dB-SERC promotes and supports evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning in the natural sciences departments at the University of Pittsburgh.
Adrian Lee received a distinguished mentor award
Pitt’s Biomedical Graduate Student Association recognized the professor for his service to graduate students.
Emily Elliott received the 2018 Sulzman Award from the American Geophysical Union
The annual award recognizes excellence in education and mentoring by a woman scientist.
Valerie Kinloch won the Advancement of People of Color Leadership Award
The National Council of Teachers of English award recognizes a person of color who has made a significant contribution to NCTE and to the development of their professional community.
Pitt's Institute for Learning named an interim executive director
Rose E. Apodaca is nationally recognized with a proven track record in improving equitable outcomes for underserved students.
Pitt Med students received an innovative programming award
The Family Medicine Interest Group was honored at the American Academy of Family Physicians national conference.
A Swanson School pair received a Gilliam Fellowship
They're one of 45 doctoral student-advisor pairs selected for the program by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Holger Hoock was awarded an NEH grant to rethink humanities doctoral education
The J. Carroll Amundson Professor of British History's project aims to foster a transformation in how faculty, students and administrators envision the broader importance of doctorates in humanities.
A collaborative program provides funding for high-need special education professionals
The professional training grant is funded by the federal Office of Special Education Programs for $1.1 million over the next five years.