February 25, 2025
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Shelome Gooden as a Provost Faculty Fellow, effective February 24, 2025.
In this role, over the next two years, she will contribute to strategic planning and initiatives aligned with the Plan for Pitt 2028, with a focus on amplifying research in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) and advancing faculty and leadership development.
February 19, 2025
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce that I have appointed David Sanchez as a Provost Faculty Fellow, effective February 1, 2025.
In this role, David will lead efforts to strengthen faculty mentorship and enhance academic advising, ensuring that all students receive the holistic, student-centered support they need to navigate the vast array of opportunities available at Pitt.
February 19, 2025
Dear Colleagues,
I am writing to let you know that Michael Bridges, Executive Director of the University Center for Teaching and Learning (UCTL) has advised me that he will be retiring from the University effective June 30, 2025. In the time ahead, I plan to name an interim executive director as we consider timing of a search for a permanent leader.
January 8, 2025
Dear Colleagues,
Today, I am very pleased to announce that, after a comprehensive national search, Professor and Vice Dean Jerry Dickinson has been named the new dean of the School of Law effective January 15, 2025.
A Pittsburgh native, Jerry has built a national, international, and local reputation as a constitutional law scholar and civil rights lawyer. He has extensive litigation and transactional pro bono experience in civil rights and civil liberties.
December 17, 2024
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to announce that Natasha Tokowicz, Associate Dean for Equity, Faculty Development, and Community Engagement in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, will serve as a Provost Faculty Fellow, effective January 1, 2025.
November 12, 2024
Dear Colleagues,
In January 2022, Daren Ellerbee joined the Office of the Provost (OTP) as the inaugural director of the University Educational Outreach Center (EOC), which is dedicated to building more equitable pathways for all students to gain the potential to enroll at the University of Pittsburgh or other selective colleges and universities.
November 1, 2024
Dear Colleagues,
I am very pleased to announce that I have appointed Laura Winters to serve as Assistant Provost for Strategy and to join as a member of the Provost’s Cabinet.
Nearly all of you have worked with Laura in one capacity or another and so you know first-hand the outstanding contributions she has made—and continues to make—in the Office of the Provost.
October 14, 2024
Dear Colleagues,
As you know, in July of this year, Ariel C. Armony was named Provost and Executive Vice President at Babson College, effective mid-fall of this year.
October 1, 2024
Dear Colleagues,
I am writing to share the news that Andrea Hergenroeder, who has served with excellence as the director of the Pre-Health Resource Center (PHRC) since July 1, 2021, will transition out of that role, effective October 1, 2024.
September 24, 2024
Dear Colleagues,
As many of you know, we have been evaluating best paths forward as we consider how the University of Pittsburgh can advance and strengthen its presence in the online and hybrid educational space.
