Dear Colleagues,
One of my goals as Dean has been to create more leadership roles for faculty members at all ranks. Over the spring and summer, we posted, and interviewed candidates for, new Assistant Dean and Dean’s Fellow positions. The pool of candidates was outstanding and the choice was difficult, but we’re confident that these new colleagues will very quickly begin making a positive impact on the lives of our students and faculty.
Exciting news for Arabic learners: Arabic will now be offered as a major and minor! Arabic, which falls under the Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Center in the Department of Linguistics in the Dietrich School, has been offered as a certificate program for the past 14 years. Roughly 380 million people speak Arabic worldwide. It is one of the top five most popular languages spoken. Starting this fall, it will be offered to all students who wish to pursue a major or minor in the language.
Kristin Kanthak, associate professor in the Department of Political Science in the Dietrich School, was interviewed for an article in TribLive on US Steel pressuring the government to agree to a $14.9 billion sale to Nippon Steel.
Kristin Kanthak, associate professor in the Department of Political Science in the Dietrich School, was interviewed for both WTAE and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for articles published about the possibility of Governor Josh Shapiro being a contender for Vice President. After Biden dropped out of the race, Kamala Harris became the front-runner and has yet to announce her pick for VP.
Lara Putnam, a professor in the History Department in the Dietrich School was interviewed for an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer on conspiracy theories following this weekend's shooting. You can read the article here.
WTAE was joined by Political Science Professor in the Dietrich School, Chris Bonneau, during breaking news of the July 13 shooting of former President Donald Trump.
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette interviewed Jackie Smith, a professor of Sociology in the Dietrich School for an article published on Monday. The article covers Pittsburgh's ongoing housing affordability crisis and how Pittsburgh differs from the national rise in housing construction.
