Pitt's Public and Professional Writing (PPW) and Digital Narrative and Design (DNID) Programs held a joint graduation ceremony in the Cathedral of Learning. View the programs pre-recorded speeches on our 2022 DNID PPW GRADUATION CEREMONY VIDEO.

The Pedagogy Committee welcomes you to a Course Innovation Showcase on Monday, April 25 from 10:30am to 12 noon via Zoom. This showcase will feature brief presentations from faculty teaching innovative course designs (new courses or reinterpretations of longstanding courses). 

Dr. Benjamin Miller was the lead author on a grant from the Year of Data and Society entitled "Redressing Whiteness in a Crowdsourced Space: Networks of Support in Writing Studies." The funds will be used for a series of related initiatives: to bring Dr.

This year's first-year writing Koloc Awards yielded three first place winners and eight honorable mentions. Thank you to graduate student judges Oscar Enriquez, Apala Kundu, Annie Martin, and Briana Wipf for deliberating over the submissions!

The Politics of Power and Place: Giving Voice Through Curated Digital Storytelling asks students to consider the influence of place on how an organization functions and how compelling storytelling can deepen the work of an organization in their community.

The Composition Department would like to congratulate Dr. Ellen Smith on winning the Tina & David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award. The Bellet is awarded to Pitt educators demonstrating the highest levels of commitment to teaching, educators who prove highly effective in helping students achieve meaningful goals.