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Four from Pitt Education Selected for Pittsburgh’s 40 Under 40 Awards
September 14, 2021
Alumni Feature
Two University of Pittsburgh School of Education students, one alumna, and a staff member were recognized in Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP’s 2021 40 Under 40 Awards.


Justice Collective Member Spotlight: Anneliese Martinez
September 8, 2021
School News
Anneliese Martinez says the PittEd Justice Collective is "an expression of movement solidarity and uplifting/amplifying the work happening both within the School of Education and the greater Pittsburgh 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.


“A Historic Moment”: Undergraduate Teaching Degree Created at Pitt School of Education
August 12, 2021
School News
In fall 2023, the University of Pittsburgh School of Education will offer a Bachelor of Science in Teacher Education Program. It provides a four-year, undergraduate pathway to teacher certification.


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).


Pitt School of Education Welcomes Ten New Faculty
August 9, 2021
School News
The University of Pittsburgh School of Education has hired six new assistant professors and four visiting professors for the 2021-22 academic year. They have expertise in higher education policy, digital media and learning, and language, literacy, and culture.
Justice Collective Member Spotlight: Sharon Ross
July 30, 2021
School News
Pitt Education faculty member Sharon Ross says she joined the PittEd Justice Collective because "I wanted to push myself to do more personally and professionally, and to be better for my students, my family, and my community."


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.


CUESEF 2021 Forges Futures by Examining Black Educational Histories
June 29, 2021
Events
More than 600 students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community members registered for the University of Pittsburgh School of Education’s annual Center for Urban Education Summer Educators Forum: “Forging Futures Through Black Educational Histories."


Dean Valerie Kinloch Named a Trustee of Johnson C. Smith University
June 23, 2021
Faculty and Research
Dean Valerie Kinloch was recently appointed to the board of trustees of her undergraduate alma mater, Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) in Charlotte, North Carolina.


Professor Mary Margaret Kerr Receives Education Policy and Leadership Center Alumni Award
June 22, 2021
Faculty and Research
Professor Mary Margaret Kerr received the alumni award of the Education Policy and Leadership Center in recognition of her many contributions to education policy throughout her career.


The Beat Goes On
June 15, 2021
School News
A gift by Betsy Levine-Brown and Marc Brown enabled Pitt Education's Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School to purchase authentic African drum sets for elementary school students.
Higher Education Alumna Lynnea Lombardi Awarded Fulbright Grant to South Korea
June 8, 2021
Alumni Feature
Lynnea Lombardi, a new graduate of the higher education Master of Education program at Pitt Education, was awarded a 2021 English Teaching Assistant Award to South Korea from the U.S. Department of State Fulbright Program.


Ready to Learn Program Teaches Social Justice Mathematics to Middle Schoolers
June 8, 2021
School News
Middle school students of the Center for Urban Education's Ready to Learn program presented their social justice math projects over Zoom.


PhD Student Alberto Guzman-Alvarez Receives National Dissertation Fellowship
May 27, 2021
Student Spotlight
PhD student Alberto Guzman-Alvarez received a coveted 2021 Dissertation Fellowship from the National Academy of Education and the Spencer Foundation (NAEd/Spencer).


Alumna Brianna Ross Named 2021-22 Maryland Teacher of the Year
May 21, 2021
Alumni Feature
Middle school teacher Brianna Ross (BS ’14, MEd ’15) received the 2021-2022 Maryland Teacher of the Year Award.


EdD Student Lauren Wheeler Named Finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year
May 21, 2021
Student Spotlight
EdD student Lauren Wheeler is a finalist for the 2021 Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award. She is one of nine finalists and was selected from a field of more than 80,000 teachers statewide.


New Baldwin-Whitehall School Named After Pitt Education Alum Randal Lutz
May 21, 2021
Alumni Feature
Baldwin-Whitehall Superintendent Randal Lutz (BS ’90, MEd ’96, EdD ’04) will have the district's new elementary school named in his honor.


School Receives $2 Million Grant to Transform Teaching and Teacher Education
May 14, 2021
Faculty and Research
Pitt Education has received a $2 million grant from the McElhattan Foundation to develop a new and more effective model for teaching and teacher preparation programs in colleges and universities.


Making History with a Women-Powered “Dream Team”
May 3, 2021
School News
As the University of Pittsburgh School of Education's Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School searches for its next director, the school will be lead by a trio of women for the first time in its history.


Six School of Education Faculty Receive Pitt Momentum Funds
April 30, 2021
Faculty and Research
Six faculty members from the University of Pittsburgh School of Education were awarded 2020-2021 Pitt Momentum Funds awards to support their research.


Shannon Wanless to Lead AERA Special Interest Group
April 23, 2021
Faculty and Research
Shannon Wanless has been elected as the chair of the Social Emotional Learning Special Interest Group for the American Educational Research Association (AERA).


Leigh Patel and Andrea Zito named Extra Mile Award Winners
April 16, 2021
School News
The Council of Graduate Students in Education (CGSE) at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education named Leigh Patel and Andrea Zito the winners of the 2021 Extra Mile Award.