The Alex Rowan Foundation Opens Its Arms to Pitt Writers
Through the Alexandra L. Rowan Memorial Foundation, David and Roz Rowan honor the memory of their daughter, Alexandra (Alex) Rowan, and contribute to Pitt’s English department. A 2013 Pitt graduate with a double major in Communications and English Writing, Alexandra—who passed away of a pulmonary embolism in October 2013—was widely involved in Pittsburgh’s writing community. More>
A History of English at the University of Pittsburgh
Web sites are arguably the most important interface the academic programs have with the world beyond the contemporary contingent of students and teachers. Much goes into updating a site to make it truly "in the present" and kinetically drawn toward the future.More>
Alumnus Sean McComb Wins National Teacher of the Year Award
From being a B student in public school to shaking hands with President Obama at the White House, Sean McComb’s journey to becoming the 2014 National Teacher of the Year is an achievement of the American Dream that would surely make Willy Loman jealous. More>
Alumni Interview: Julie Marie Wade
Having received her MFA in Poetry at the University of Pittsburgh in 2006, author and lecturer Julie Marie Wade is truly an author to keep an eye on. In Postage Due, her collection of poetry that was originally her thesis for her MFA at Pitt, Wade is delightfully honest with both herself and her audience. More>
