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School of Education Shines in National and State Rankings

School of Education Shines in National and State Rankings

April 8, 2025
Robert Gallen Receives Ron Cowell Award for Excellence

Robert Gallen Receives Ron Cowell Award for Excellence

April 10, 2025

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Our colleagues at the Pitt School of Social Work (

Our colleagues at the Pitt School of Social Work (@pittsocialwork) are hosting an event to support international students and share insights and resources to navigate the current policy environment.

They invited university experts, immigration law specialists, and local community leaders to speak on the topic. This event is open to anyone who is directly impacted, as well as those who wants to show support and stay informed.

Congratulations to SOE PhD student Tetsuya Yamada

Congratulations to SOE PhD student Tetsuya Yamada for representing us at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on April 7 at Hillman Library!

His dissertation, “Extending the Mindset-Plus-Context Theory,” explored how student engagement—and ultimately, math achievement—benefits most when growth mindset is supported by growth-oriented teachers. 🧠📚

Today, we celebrated colleagues and students at th

Today, we celebrated colleagues and students at the School of Education as part of the Dean’s Distinguished Awards! These talented individuals were nominated by some of the people who witness and experience their impact firsthand. Dean Zamani-Gallaher read many excerpts from nomination submissions, showing the breadth of each recipient’s experience and influence.

Please join us in congratulating them! 🙌🔵🟡

Thanks to everyone who attended last night's extra

Thanks to everyone who attended last night's extraordinary Pitt Education Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony! The 10 recipients honored last night exhibit the scope of our collective impact on not only Pittsburgh, but the world.

Thanks to all our recipients, their friends and family for making the trip out and celebrating one another! #H2P!

Some views from tonight’s Distinguished Alumni A

Some views from tonight’s Distinguished Alumni Awards! Congratulations to all our winners! More photos will be shared soon! #PittEducation #H2P

The Council for the Study of Community College's 6

The Council for the Study of Community College's 66th annual conference in Detroit took place this past weekend! Thanks to CSCC Executive Director and Pitt Education Renée and Richard Goldman Dean Eboni Zamani-Gallaher leading another successful conference!

Pitt Education maintains its ranking as the #1 pub

Pitt Education maintains its ranking as the #1 public institution in Pennsylvania by U.S. News & World Report as part of its “2025 Best Education Schools” list! 🤩 And our educational psychology program went from unranked last year to #23 nationwide!

Check out the link in our bio for more on our rankings! #IgniteLearning