CUTF Coming to a Close

This semester, I have been faced with a variety of unexpected challenges ranging from health to the grad school selection process. This, along with my direct experience in the classroom, has changed my understanding of teaching overall. The largest evolution in how I view teaching has come in the lesson of how constantly available and…

CUTF: Getting Involved in Teaching on Campus

Hi, everyone! Welcome to my second post of the semester! I have many friends in the natural sciences who have served as undergraduate TAs before, and it was always something I was interested in doing as well. I did not know what form this could take in the areas of study I am pursuing as…

CUTF: Myth, Propaganda, and the State #1

Hello! My name is Emily (she/her/hers), and I am in my final semester here at Pitt! I am from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. A fun fact about me is that at home, I have herded a few hundred cows when they escape their enclosure– a very Lancaster County experience! At Pitt, I am a part of the…