The Office of Faculty Advancement and Leadership Development works to strengthen recruitment and retention efforts, enhance faculty experiences, support our faculty members in their professional growth and success, and recognize faculty contributions.
Our primary goal is to help faculty and leaders excel by equipping them with the tools, networks, and resources to thrive in academia and beyond.
Supporting Your Professional Growth
A new resource library in Canvas, developed by the Faculty Advancement and Leadership Development team, gives Pitt faculty, scholars, and leaders quick and easy access to a curated collection of professional development resources grouped by career stage and topic.
Resources and News to Your Inbox
Watch your email inboxes for Faculty and Leaders Forward, a monthly faculty and leadership brief designed to help advance your work and amplify your impact at Pitt.
Attn: Scholarly Journal Editors
Please take a moment to share your current appointments as a senior editor of scholarly journals in your field and see who has shared info so far.
Listen to the Provost Podcast
In each "From the Office of the Provost" episode, Provost Joe McCarthy talks with folks from across the University to share more insights about the many activities, programs and initiatives in play that bolster and enhance our collective vision for growth and transformation.
Meet Pitt’s 2026-27 Fulbright Scholars
Eight University of Pittsburgh faculty members were awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Awards by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
News
4 Pitt researchers won awards from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation
Four Pitt researchers, Kay Carter-Fenk, Wesley Transue, Vaughn Cooper, and Tera Levin, won awards from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation, which funds fundamental scientific research at Pennsylvania universities.
McGreevy won an ACCESS Award
Erica McGreevy, teaching professor and assistant dean for undergraduate studies in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, was a recipient of the 2026 ACCESS Award.