{"id":155028,"date":"2026-04-02T04:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T04:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/155028\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T04:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T04:13:10","slug":"former-pitt-chancellor-mark-nordenberg-to-step-down-from-leadership-roles-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/155028\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Pitt chancellor Mark Nordenberg to step down from leadership roles \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg will step down as chair of the Institute of Politics and director of the Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law and Public Policy on June 30, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pittwire.pitt.edu\/features-articles\/2026\/03\/26\/nordenberg-institute-politics-thornburgh-forum\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">concluding his official service to the University of Pittsburgh.<\/a> Nordenberg leaves these roles in the hands of Samantha Balbier and Paul Supowitz, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Balbier has served as IOP\u2019s director since 2019. 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