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Statement in Response to Atlanta Attack
Once again we are saddened and dismayed by a horrific act of violence in the United States, this time mass shootings in the Atlanta area that have left eight people dead and one critically injured, seven of them women and six of them of Asian descent.
Dissertation Defense: Logan Blizzard
After hard work researching and writing, Logan Blizzard is defending the dissertation titled, "Born Free: Gaming Software’s Noncommercial Roots, 1975-1988” on Mar.31st at 1pm via Zoom. The dissertation was advised by Dr. Ronald Zboray. Please contact brandis@pitt.edu with your request to attend.
Congratulations to Dr. David Marshall on his new book: The Weimar Origins of Rhetorical Inquiry
"The Weimar origins of political theory is a widespread and powerful narrative, but this singular focus leaves out another intellectual history that historian David L. Marshall works to reveal: the Weimar origins of rhetorical inquiry. Marshall focuses his attention on Martin Heidegger, Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, and Aby Warburg, revealing how these influential thinkers inflected and transformed problems originally set out by Max Weber, Carl Schmitt, Theodor Adorno, Hans Baron, and Leo Strauss.
Congratulations to Dr. Caitlin Bruce for her HCUAP/SVP award
"The Senior Vice Chancellor for Engagement’s Partnerships of Distinction Award, conferred annually at the Community Engaged Scholarship Forum, recognizes outstanding partnerships that are exemplars of community engagement. Honorees demonstrate reciprocity, mutual benefit and significant community impact.
The Hemispheric Conversation Urban Art Project
Daniel K. and Amy L. Jenkins 2021 Endowed Fund for Student Resources
Megan ParrThe Department of Communication proudly announces that Megan Parr has received The Daniel K. and Amy L. Jenkins Endowed Fund for Student Resources for 2021.
Congratulations to Dr. Caitlin Bruce for receiving Momentum Funding from HCUAP
"Hemispheric Conversations Urban Art Project (HCUAP, pronounced “Hiccup”), hcuap.com, is a public art platform that draws on the urban arts as a framework through which we can map the aesthetic, historical and cultural connections between Pittsburgh and similar post-industrial cities. HCUAP promotes urban art (graffiti, street art, and mural production) as a tool for education and dialogue about cultural expression, conscious redevelopment, and the preservation and celebration of diverse cultural identities. Momentum Funding will support ongoing programming in the form of Youth Street Art
Congratulations to Dr. Lynn Clarke on her new appointment as Assistant Dean for Appointment Stream Faculty
Dr. Lynn Clarke has been named Assistant Dean for Appointment Stream (AS) Faculty in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, effective February 3, 2021. In this inaugural position, she will assist with on-boarding newly hired AS faculty, assess and suggest improvements in communication between the deans’ offices and AS faculty, and develop and host programs and events for AS faculty across departments/programs.