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Messages from Vice Provost Lu-in Wang

October 20, 2020: A Message from Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Lu-in Wang

Faculty Town Hall Recordings

View the recording of the Nov. 19, 2020, Town Hall
View the recording of the July 23, 2020, Faculty Town Hall.

Faculty E-Newsletter

E-newsletters to faculty from Vice Provost Laurie J. Kirsch

In The News

News about Pitt's faculty development in external publications:

November 22, 2019, Dean & Provost, Consider these three models of faculty leadership development
October 28, 2018, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Want to Keep Your Talented Professors? Sponsor Their Professional Development

News about faculty in Pitt publications:

2019-2020

December 4, 2019: Two faculty members first to serve as Provost Fellows
November 21, 2019: Six faculty recognized for improving diversity in curriculum
November 21, 2019: New Women faculty welcomed at annual reception
November 7, 2019: Title change for ‘non-tenure-stream’ faculty passed on to Senate Council
October 10, 2019: ‘Appointment stream faculty’ suggested to replace non-tenure-stream
August 27, 2019: New faculty urged to ‘develop a growth mindset’

2018-2019

May 16, 2019: Making large classes into personal learning experiences
May 16, 2019: Provost’s office keeps expanding faculty development offerings
April 17, 2019: Four Faculty Honored with 2019 Provost Awards for Excellence in Mentoring
April 17, 2019: Provost’s office gives out awards for teaching innovations and mentoring
March 21, 2019: Fourteen personalized education projects funded in program’s second year
March 13, 2019: Provost's Event Honors Newly Promoted Women Faculty
November 15, 2018: Diversity awards recognize work to make curriculum more inclusive
November 1, 2018: IMPACT seeks to build networks for faculty of color
November 1, 2018: Are student evaluations the best measure of teacher effectiveness?
November 1, 2018: Faculty Assembly takes moment of silence for Tree of Life victims
October 18, 2018: Girls’ empowerment is more about social change than self-esteem, professor tells new female faculty
September 20, 2018: Faculty Senate president wants to make sure anyone new to Pitt understands shared governance
September 6, 2018: TEACHING AT PITT: Integrating Top Hat and Collaborate in your teaching

2017-2018

July 12, 2018: First Pitt Seed Project Awards Fund 23 Projects for ‘Transformation’
July 12, 2018: Board of Trustees Names Ann E. Cudd Pitt’s New Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor
May 24, 2018: Innovation and Questioning Assumptions Keys to Furthering Diversity and Inclusion
May 10, 2018: Wilson Reflects on ‘Incredibly Stimulating’ Tenure as Senate President
April 26, 2018: Photos: Pitt Community Celebrates Provost Beeson With Reception
April 25, 2018: Faculty Assembly, Senate Pass New, ‘Friendlier’ Conflict of Interest Policy
April 12, 2018: ‘Looking at Changes in the Ways We Teach’ Is Focus of 2018 Senate Plenary
April 12, 2018: Mentoring Award Honors Four Arts and Sciences Faculty
March 22, 2018: Provost Reflects on Accomplishments, ‘Collegial’ Relationships With Faculty Assembly, Senate
March 22, 2018: First Jobs, Challenges in Leadership Roles, Mentorship Among the Topics at ‘Spotlight on Women Leaders at Pitt’ Panel Discussion
March 22, 2018: Programs Developed to Improve Faculty Instruction, Research Resources
March 8, 2018: Women Faculty Panelists Say Collaboration, Mentorship Valued Aspects in Leadership Roles
March 8, 2018: Faculty, Students Recognized at Pitt’s 42nd Annual Honors Convocation
February 22, 2018: Chancellor’s Teaching, Research and Public Service Awardees to Be Recognized at Honors Convocation