Christopher Nygren
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Christopher Nygren
@cnygren.bsky.social
Art historian of the early modern world. Lover of wine and cats.
Please circulate widely and encourage qualified applicants to reach out to me!
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The CBA outlines a clear path to promotion to Teaching Associate Professor and eventually Teaching Professor. Our Architectural Studies program is thriving! We offer both a B.A. and B.S. in Arch. Studies. This position will teach mostly Arch Theory (no studio requirement).
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Pitt has a unionized faculty, and the CBA governs contracts for positions like this. After an initial renewal in the second year, the position goes into “presumptive renewal” on a five-year time horizon.
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I know… this is a moment when few international candidates look at this country and think “I want to go there.” But I promise it isn’t all bad!
October 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
tagging art historians and pre-modernists so they can hopefully help spread the word (and consider applying, if appropriate!)
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October 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I say do it. They need to hear from their faculty
October 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Burn. It. All. Down.
September 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
you're sooooo right.
August 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
If my therapist does this, there will be hell to pay: "Ms. Swank uses A.I. to take unstructured notes from a visit and turn them into SOAP notes... (It stands for Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan — a way of summarizing the visit and the next steps.)"
August 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“The only part of the wine-program building process I missed was the tastings ... so far the A.I. can't recreate the joy of taking that sip.”... So far!!!!???? What are you even saying? Make it stop
August 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I serve as Chair of an art (and architectural) history department at a very large state school. We have over 100 majors. They are not "legacies." none of them. There is a world beyond the ivies.
August 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM