Marianne Novy

Marianne Novy is a Professor Emerita at the University of Pittsburgh. She joined the English department in 1971 at the University. She has been involved with the GSWS program, previously Women's Studies Department, since her hiring. Novy was director of the program from 1994 to 1996 and worked to hire future director Kathleen Blee. Novy, a scholar in Shakespeare and Adoption studies, taught many classes in and outside the program in these subjects. She was also involved in created the Pittsburgh Consortium for Adoption Studies, where she organized many events. Novy retired from teaching in August 2016.