Faculty & Staff: Pitt Wants to Hear from You!
March 24, 2025
Provost Announcements
A New Role for Shelome Gooden: Provost Faculty Fellow
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.
A New Role for David Sanchez: Provost Faculty Fellow
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.
Transition in the University Center for Teaching and Learning
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.
Announcing the Appointment of the New Dean of the School of Law
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.
Natasha Tokowicz: Provost Faculty Fellow
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.
Daren Ellerbee Transition
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.
Laura Winters - Assistant Provost for Strategy
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.
Leadership of the University Center for International Studies
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.
Leadership Transition in the Pre-Health Resource Center
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.