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Jennifer A. Koget (SOC WK ’97G) Named National Director for Veteran’s Health Administration
Jennifer A. Koget (SOC WK ’97G) has been named national director of social work, Fisher House & Family hospitality and intimate partner violence assistance programs in care management and social work
Waverly Duck Wins Charles Horton Cooley Book Award
University of Pittsburgh faculty member Waverly Duck has won the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction’s (SSSI) Charles Horton Cooley Book Award for “Tacit Racism.”
Shelome Gooden Named Research Leader Fellow
Shelome Gooden, Pitt’s first-ever assistant vice chancellor for research in the humanities, arts, social sciences and related fields at the University of Pittsburgh, is one of eight new Research
Jessica Ghilani won a grant to create free materials for public speaking Ccourse
The associate professor of communication at Pitt-Greensburg is among the recipients of Pennsylvania's Grants for Open and Affordable Learning award.
Erica Owen was named associate dean of Pitt's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
In her new position, the specialist in international political economy who has been on the school's faculty since 2018, will serve as its chief academic officer.
Rory Cooper to Serve on Paralympic Committee
Rory Cooper will serve on the International Paralympic Committee Science and Research Working Group and the VISTA 2021 Scientific Committee. Cooper is a distinguished professor, as well as the
Chance Wideman was named director of new student programs
Chance Wideman will assume the role of director of New Student Programs, effective Aug. 9.
Laura Schmid Named Director of Shared Services
Effective July 12, 2021, Laura Schmid will serve as the director of shared services in the Office of Human Resources (OHR). In this role, she will oversee the development and execution of strategic
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.
Tre Tipton won a student-athlete achievement award
The wide receiver and Master of Social Work student earned the annual National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals honor.
Ryan McDermott received $300K from the National Endowment for the Humanities
The funding will support the associate professor of English's project on the origins of modernity.
