Faculty Accolades

September 10, 2021

Darris Means selected for Rockefeller Fellowship to study rural education

Darris Means, an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, has been selected as a 2021 Richard P. Nathan Policy Fellow of the Rockefeller Institute of Government....

September 3, 2021

James Huguley Named Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the School of Social Work

Associate Professor James Huguley has been named the School of Social Work’s inaugural associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion (ADDEI). The ADDEI will provide essential leadership and...

August 26, 2021

Utibe Essien Receives AAMC Award

Utibe Essien, assistant professor of medicine in Pitt’s School of Medicine, is the recipient of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ 2021 Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship Award.

August 26, 2021

Leigh Patel Publishes New Book

Leigh Patel, a professor in the University of Pittsburgh School of Education’s Department of Educational Foundations, Organizations and Policy, has published her new book titled, “No Study Without...

August 20, 2021

Michele Reid-Vazquez Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant

Michele Reid-Vazquez, associate professor of Africana Studies, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute for Higher Education grant for her proposed institute, “...

August 17, 2021

Announcing The 40 Under 40 Honorees for 2021

Each year, Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP recognize 40 outstanding individuals under the age of 40 whose creativity, vision and passion enrich the Pittsburgh region. Here, they proudly announce the...

August 12, 2021

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.” The book, co-authored...

July 12, 2021

SEEN: 2021 Onyx Woman Leadership Awards

Audrey J. Murrell, associate dean of Pitt's College of Business Administration and a professor of business administration, was named The Woman of the Year during the 2021 Onyx Woman Leadership...

June 15, 2021

Professor Keisha N. Blain Awarded Prestigious Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study

Professor Keisha N. Blain (Department of History) has been awarded a prestigious fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey. IAS is one of the world's leading...

June 15, 2021

Social Work’s Darren Whitfield Receives National Institute of Mental Health Grant

University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work Assistant Professor Darren Whitfield received a $443,533 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to investigate the relationship between...

June 15, 2021

Audrey Murrell to Serve on Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors

Acting Dean of the Pitt Honors College and professor of business administration Audrey J. Murrell was nominated by Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto to serve on the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority...

June 15, 2021

Cultural Engagement Playbook Aims to Create Safe, Healthy and Inclusive Environments

With increasingly diverse classrooms and workplaces comes the challenge of effective, inclusive communication among classmates and colleagues. The coronavirus has also not only prompted...

June 15, 2021

Audrey J. Murrell Appointed Editor of Study Abroad Journal

Audrey J. Murrell, acting dean of the University Honors College, will serve as the incoming editor of Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, which is sponsored by The Forum on...

June 15, 2021

Dara Mendez Receives National Recognition for Maternal and Child Health Research

The Coalition for Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology and 15 national health organizations selected Dara Mendez as the recipient of the 2020 Award for Effective Practice at the...

June 15, 2021

Paul T. Harper Co-Authors Journal Special Issue on Business Ethics and Racial Justice

Pitt Business faculty member Paul T. Harper is co-author of a Journal of Business Ethics special issue on the topic of racial justice. The journal’s “Virtual Special Issue on Eradicating...