Published on 4/27/2011 3:49:00 PM
Associate Professor Linda Kucan Associate Professor Heather Bachman The School of Education is pleased to announce that two of its faculty members have received promotions from Chancellor Nordenberg. Dr. Linda Kucan, full time faculty in the Department of Instruction and Learning, has received appo... Read More...
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Published on 4/19/2011 4:36:00 PM
Leanne Pinski (right) talks about her internship and the 'All About Me' project to a fellow student. In the beginning of April, students in this semester’s class of Child and Youth Work Practice 2, showcased their senior projects in the hall outside of the Dean’s Office. The class is a senior works... Read More...
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Published on 4/8/2011 4:41:00 PM
In the midst of celebrating the School of Education’s 100th anniversary, the School recognized some of our outstanding alumni with the annual alumni awards ceremony. This year, the ceremony took place at the Centennial Celebration, a special gala celebrating the School's milestone, on Saturday, Apr... Read More...
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Published on 2/23/2011 11:21:00 AM
Dr. Mary Margaret Kerr is one of five Pitt faculty to receive the 2011 Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award. The Chancellor recognized her for "her use of a real-world approach to classroom teaching and for her "innovative curricula." He also noted that "You are training future teachers both to... Read More...
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Published on 10/26/2011 9:00:00 AM
Nermeen El Nokali Heather Bachman Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal An article written by Nermeen El Nokali, Heather Bachman, and Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal is in the Top 10 Article Downloads on the Society for Research in Child Development’s (SRCD) website, with more than 2,200 retrievals. The title of the pap... Read More...
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Published on 12/19/2011 8:00:00 AM
Noelle Newhams, an undergraduate student at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education, was recently awarded a TruFit Good Citizen Scholarship™ for $7,500 from Citizens Financial Group (CFG). This is the first year that CFG has offered the scholarship, which is given to high school seniors ... Read More...
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Published on 1/4/2012 7:30:00 AM
Meredith Mileti, a former developmental and educational psychologist and research professor within the School of Education at Pitt, recently had her first novel published, Aftertaste: A Novel in Five Courses . It tells the story of Mira Rinaldi, a New York chef who falls back on family and friends ... Read More...
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Published on 1/17/2012 9:30:00 AM
Shawn Marcus Davis, a 34-year-old research specialist in the School of Education’s Department of Instruction and Learning, died suddenly on January 1, 2012, while visiting family members and friends in Denton, Texas. He is survived by his wife of 13 years, Renee Cox; his mother, Jean Davis; his sist... Read More...
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