Brian Williams

  • Assistant Director, Kessler Provost Scholars Program

Brian Williams serves as Assistant Director of the Kessler Provost Scholars program, a program that supports a cohorts of 20 first-generation students throughout their undergraduate degree, and the Posse program; a program that prepares students for college and supports them throughout their undergraduate degree. He also oversees the daily operations in the Student Success Hub, a space for students to collaborate with each other and with University resources in Langley Hall.  

Brian serves as a liaison to the Pitt CARE Team, a group of University collaborators serve as a centralized team to identify and resolve student academic, behavioral, and mental health concerns, as well. 

Brian earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and received his master’s in Sports-Exercise Psychology.  

Being a first-generation student himself, he is dedicated to ensuring every student has the chance to succeed and feel they belong at Pitt, regardless of their background or situation.