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Awards and Accolades

Adriana Helbig Wins SEM Alan Merriam Prize

Adriana Helbig, Professor of Music and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and College of General Studies in the Dietrich School, has won the Alan Merriam Prize from the Society for Ethnomusicology for her book “ReSounding Poverty: Romani Music and Development Aid” (Oxford University Press, 2023). The Alan Merriam Prize recognizes the most distinguished English-language monograph in the field of ethnomusicology, published as the author’s second or later monograph.

Pitt Women’s Soccer Recognizes 13 Dietrich School Faculty as “Most Valuable Professors”

Dietrich School Faculty Invited by Student-Athletes to Attend Pitt Women’s Soccer Match

Thirteen faculty members from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh were invited by Pitt women’s soccer student-athletes to attend their match against Clemson at Ambrose Urbanic Field on Thursday, Oct. 3.

The student-athletes welcomed their favorite faculty members, named “Most Valuable Professors,” onto the pitch to take celebratory photos with the team following the match, which the Panthers won, 4-1.

Pitt Men’s Soccer Honors 10 Dietrich School Faculty as “Most Valuable Professors”

Dietrich School Faculty Invited by Student-Athletes to Attend Pitt Men’s Soccer Match

Ten faculty members from the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh were invited by Pitt men’s soccer student-athletes to attend their match against Howard at Ambrose Urbanic Field on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

CGS Alum Wins News Emmy Award

Chris Papst (CGS ’03) won a News Emmy Award from The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Papst is an investigative reporter at WBFF in Baltimore and won in the Outstanding Regional News Story Category for “Disabled & Denied,” a series of reports by his team that exposed the shortcomings of Baltimore City Schools and its educational offerings for students with disabilities.