RJ Thompson has been selected as the 2025 Dr. Tom Baker Community Leader Award by Get Involved, Inc. The award, named after a longtime Pittsburgh Public Schools teacher, recognizes passionate and positive community impact.
Thompson is a teaching associate professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English.
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The University of Pittsburgh will honor seven faculty members, including one Dietrich faculty member, whose achievements in scholarship, leadership, mentorship and community engagement embody the legacy of Dean Emeritus Larry E. Davis.
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Clark Chilson, an associate professor in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Religious Studies, published “On Being Nonreligious in Contemporary Japan” with Bloomsbury earlier this year.
Staff and students affiliated with two Pitt TRIO programs were honored at the 2025 PA TRIO Annual Conference.
Kamryn Abrial, a senior social work major, and Emma Young, an undeclared first-year student, won $750 PA TRIO Scholarship Awards. Kate Parker won a $750 Pitt TRIO McNair Scholarship.
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Caitlin Bruce, an associate professor in the Kenneth P. Deitrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Communication, has earned national recognition for her scholarship exploring youth culture and graffiti as public expression.
The Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and the College of General Studies proudly celebrated the dedication and accomplishments of their staff at the 2025 Staff Recognition event on Thursday, Sept. 18.
The University of Pittsburgh’s 2025 Alumni Award winners are changing what’s possible here in Pittsburgh, around the globe and everywhere in between.
From literacy education, financial leadership and meaningful cultural change improving lives worldwide, to creating a culinary institution beloved by generations while also giving back to their community and showing their profound Pitt pride, these six leaders are making a difference through professional, philanthropic and volunteer accomplishments.
Brad Dicianno (A&S ’97, MED ’01), vice chair for research in the School of Medicine’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, won a Community Heroes Award from Community Living and Support Services (CLASS).
