Mark A. Nordenberg
Chancellor Emeritus and Chair, Institute of Politics
Director, Dick Thornburgh Forum
for Law & Public Policy
Distinguished Service Professor of Law
University of Pittsburgh
In a moment that will bring his decades of service to Pitt full circle, Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg is set to deliver the address during the University-wide undergraduate commencement at Acrisure Stadium on May 3. It will be the second time Nordenberg has served as speaker for the ceremony; he also spoke in 2014, his final year as chancellor.
“I am deeply grateful to Chancellor Gabel for extending this special honor to me,” said Nordenberg, “and look forward to spending the happiest day in the academic year with our accomplished graduates and their proud family members and friends.”
For nearly five decades, Nordenberg has been an instrumental figure in shaping the University of Pittsburgh — first as dean of the School of Law, as longtime chancellor and, most recently, as a leader of two of the University’s most impactful public service initiatives in the Institute of Politics and the Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law and Public Policy.
Nordenberg, who stepped down in 2014 after serving as chancellor for nearly two decades, recently announced his retirement from the University, effective June 30.
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