News from the Forum
In the photo above: Governor Thornburgh addresses the Pitt Law Class of 2014. Click here to read the Governor's address.
October 30, 2018. Kathleen Smith Bell, Volunteer for Canine Partner's for Life and the SCI-Somerset Prison Puppy Program....Learn more >
March 20, 2018. Ryan Calo, Lane Powell and D. Wayne Gittinger Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Law, faculty co-director of the University of Washington Tech Policy Lab, a unique, interdisciplinary research unit that...Learn more >
March, 16, 2018. Jean Twenge, PhD, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University and author of more than 140 scientific publications and 6 books, including IGen, The Narcissism Epidemic, and Generation Me....Learn more >
Congratulations to Jonathan Duvall!...Learn more >
Enjoy the video now!...Learn more >
October 18, 2017. Rory Cooper, Founding Director and VA Senior Research Career Scientist of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories at the University of Pittsburgh....Learn more >
This award is available each year to a University of Pittsburgh student from any campus whose service has made a difference in the lives of children and adults with disabilities....Learn more >
Share your good wishes, reminiscences, anecdotes, or actions that may have been inspired by Dick on his 85th birthday....Learn more >
Sept. 11, 2017. Christine Todd Whitman, President of the Whitman Strategy Group and former Governor of New Jersey....Learn more >
April 13, 2017. Mayor William Peduto presented, Pittsburgh - The Resilient City....Learn more >
Message from the Governor
The Forum was established at the late Dick Thornburgh’s Law School alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh. In connection with the Dick Thornburgh Papers held by the University's Hillman Library, the Forum reflects his experiences in public life. It is in intended to foster discourse on issues vital to the preservation of our democratic system and the Rule of Law upon which that system depends.
Special thanks are due to Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg who serves as the Director of the Dick Thornburgh Forum and has been unstinting in support of this effort since its inception. In addition, many others have provided time, resources and dedication to this undertaking.
