It’s that time of year again, when the adage “new year, new you” holds both promise and pressure. While some 40% of Americans make a New Year’s resolution, very few actually follow through — and most give up by February.
If you’re already feeling listless or overstretched, University of Pittsburgh Learning Research and Development Center Research Associate Omid Fotuhi says it’s common, because most people wrestle with separating their value from their goals.
Avinoff Professor in the Department of Biology in the Dietrich School, Jeffrey Brodsky, was profiled in the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle published this past Friday. Brodsky was recently inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Chad Taylor, the Artistic Director of Jazz Studies, and William S. Dietrich Chair II, was featured in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2024 music news round-up. Taylor formerly drummed for Iron and Wine, Chicago Underground, and more. He joined Pitt this past Spring.
As the Fall Term comes to an end at the Dietrich School, we invite you to take a work or study break and enjoy some holiday music selections courtesy of the Department of Music Faculty.
Pitt’s Treble Choral Ensemble along with the Men’s Glee Club are gearing up for their holiday concert series. Several of the Dietrich School’s Student Ambassadors are involved in the TCE and shared their experience in preparing for the winter concert series:
Can you walk us through the process of preparing for the concert?
Summer might feel far away, but it's never too soon to plan some fun and educational trips. The Office of Global Experiences offers a two-week Lakota Perspectives Program, from the end of June into July. The trip will take place on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, in partnership with Amizade, an organization that works worldwide to create “fair trade” global education experiences, mainly for students and schools.
