Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Pitt alumna Kakenya Ntaiya was recognized as an emerging leader by the Obama Foundation
With her PhD from the School of Education, Ntaiya founded a nonprofit organization that provides education, mentoring and health and leadership training for girls of her native Kenyan community.
Aryanna Berringer was named director of the Office of Veterans Services
She is an Iraq War veteran and recipient of the Army Achievement Medal and National Defense Service Medal.
Julian Gill-Peterson won a Lambda Literary Award
Their book, “Histories of the Transgender Child,” earned the transgender nonfiction Lammy.
Adam Shear received a grant from the American Academy for Jewish Research
The chair of religious studies will undergo training as part of the Footprints research project and database, which tracks the movement of Jewish books since the inception of print.
Keisha N. Blain won a book prize
The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians honor is the second recent award for “Set the World on Fire.”
9 Pitt people were named to the New Pittsburgh Courier’s Fab 40
The list recognizes African Americans under the age of 40 who make a positive difference in the Pittsburgh area through their fields of expertise.
Pitt was recognized as a Military Friendly School for an 8th consecutive year
The University’s Pittsburgh and Bradford campuses made the list.
Ipsita Banerjee won the Swanson School’s Faculty Diversity Award
She is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering.
Undergraduate Sam Ressin received an Udall Scholarship
The competitive national awards are presented for leadership, public service and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment.
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.