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Faculty and Research
Faculty Member Sabina Vaught Examines School-Prison Systems in New Book
October 20, 2022
Faculty and Research
“The School-Prison Trust” asks important questions about the impact of colonial boarding school and juvenile prison models on Native and Indigenous populations.
T. Elon Dancy Honored for Advancing Educational Race Equity
October 11, 2022
Faculty and Research
Dancy was named one of three recipients of the 2022 Derrick Bell Legacy Award, presented by the Critical Race Studies in Education Association (CRSEA).
$3 Million Grant Seeks to Build Stronger Career Pathways for Engineering Faculty of Color
August 10, 2022
Faculty and Research
The new career advancement model will support early-career, tenure-stream engineering faculty from underrepresented groups.
Using Artificial Intelligence to Evaluate Classroom Discussion Quality
July 26, 2022
Faculty and Research
The Pitt team was one of 30 winners selected in the Learning Engineering Tools Competition, a global search for promising new education ideas.
Faculty Members and Students Recognized by American College of Sports Medicine
June 17, 2022
Faculty and Research
Two faculty members and three students were recognized during the 2022 ACSM Annual Meeting.
Faculty Member Xu Qin Receives NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
May 31, 2022
Faculty and Research
Faculty member Xu Qin has been selected as a 2022 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow.
A Dream Partnership: Strengthening Research Collaborations at the Falk School
May 11, 2022
Faculty and Research
A desire to facilitate more school-based research at Falk led to the establishment of a research coordinator role at the school.
Faculty Member Heather McCambly Receives AERA Outstanding Dissertation Award
April 14, 2022
Faculty and Research
McCambly's dissertation explores how grantmakers influence postsecondary policy systems.
Faculty Members Receive Conference Grant from the Spencer Foundation
April 13, 2022
Faculty and Research
The conference will be designed for educational researchers, graduate students, funders, community advocates, and policymakers who are committed to anti-racist and liberatory practices.
Two School of Education Faculty Receive Chancellor’s Awards
April 4, 2022
Faculty and Research
University of Pittsburgh School of Education faculty members Shannon Wanless and Gina Garcia were awarded 2022 Chancellor's Distinguished Awards.
Four School of Education Faculty Receive Pitt Momentum Funds
March 25, 2022
Faculty and Research
The Pitt Momentum Funds support innovative projects that contribute meaningful insight, understanding, or solutions to societal challenges.
Faculty Members Cassie Quigley and Danielle Andrews-Brown Receive 2022 Pitt Sustainability Award
March 25, 2022
Faculty and Research
Pitt Education faculty member Cassie Quigley and Danielle Andrews-Brown received a 2022 Pitt Sustainability Award.
Faculty Member Ming-Te Wang Receives Mid-Career Award for Research Excellence
March 18, 2022
Faculty and Research
Wang received the 2022 Mid-Career Award for Research Excellence from the Society for Research on Adolescence.
Faculty Member Leigh Patel Elected to National Academy of Education
February 10, 2022
Faculty and Research
Patel is one of 17 new members elected to the honorific society this year.
Faculty Member Veena Vasudevan Explores Care-Based Approaches to Research in New Book
February 9, 2022
Faculty and Research
Navigating the interpersonal relationships formed during long-term school-based research is explored in a new book co-edited by Vasudevan.
Faculty Member Gina Garcia Receives 2021 Creating A Just Community Award
January 25, 2022
Faculty and Research
Gina Garcia, associate professor in the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, was selected for Pitt’s 2021 Creating A Just Community Award in recognition of her service and scholarship centered around justice in higher education.
Dean Valerie Kinloch Releases New Book on Justice and Engaged Pedagogies
January 24, 2022
Faculty and Research
Dean Valerie Kinloch is the co-author of the new book "Where is the Justice: Engaged Pedagogies in Schools and Communities." The book focuses on teaching and learning approaches that center dialogue, equity, and collaboration.
Exploring the Labor Strike as a Portal for Freedom
January 13, 2022
Faculty and Research
A new project led by faculty at the School of Education and Pitt's School of Arts & Sciences seeks to explore how uprisings and labor strikes may give rise to freedom work in education.
Tom Akiva Releases New Book on Out-of-School Learning Ecosystems
November 4, 2021
Faculty and Research
Faculty member Tom Akiva is the co-editor of the new book new book It Takes an Ecosystem: Understanding the People, Places, and Possibilities of Learning and Development Across Settings.
P.R.I.D.E Program Expands Reach to Philadelphia
September 27, 2021
Faculty and Research
The Positive Racial Identity Development in Early Education (P.R.I.D.E) program of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education will participate in a project to extend its work to the Philadelphia region.
Darris Means Selected for Rockefeller Fellowship to Study Rural Education
August 27, 2021
Faculty and Research
Faculty member Darris Means will study rural education and equity through as a 2021 Richard P. Nathan Policy Fellow of the Rockefeller Institute of Government.
Thomas Ralston to Lead Western PA Superintendent’s Forum
August 16, 2021
Faculty and Research
Thomas W. Ralston, former superintendent of Avonworth School District in Allegheny County, will be the next director of the Forum for Western Pennsylvania School Superintendents at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education.
Learning, Struggle, and Settler Colonialism: New Book by Leigh Patel
August 9, 2021
Faculty and Research
Faculty member Leigh Patel published a new book, “No Study Without Struggle: Confronting Settler Colonialism in Higher Education” (Beacon Press, July 2021).
Gina Garcia Receives Midcareer Fellows Program Award
July 6, 2021
Faculty and Research
Gina Garcia, a faculty member in the University of Pittsburgh School of Education’s Department of Educational Foundations, Organizations, and Policy, has been selected to participate in the 2021-2022 Student Experience Research Network (SERN) Midcareer Fellows Program.