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By SUSAN JONES David Brown started as vice chancellor for government relations and advocacy in May and was immediately thrust into the ongoing struggle to secure Pitt’s funding from the state. But Brown, who most recently served as vice president of federal relations for the University of Southern California, took it all in stride.
He will advocate on behalf of the University’s students, faculty and staff at all levels of government.
David Brown has been named the new vice chancellor of Pitt’s Office of Government Relations and Advocacy. He starts May 9. Brown succeeds Paul Supowitz, who will become special assistant for strategic initiatives in the Office of the Chancellor. Supowitz joined Pitt in 1997 and has held leadership roles in government relations since 2002.
Pennsylvania’s next budget could provide state-related universities — including the University of Pittsburgh, Penn State, Temple and Lincoln - with a 5% increase in state funding.
Here are the three things you need to know about his testimony in Harrisburg this month.