A U.S. District Court jury last month found Pitt guilty of reverse discrimination for denying a male faculty member tenure. The jury ordered the University to pay John N. Chiasson $350,000 in compensatory damages. Pitt also reached a confidential agreement with Chiasson to settle his remaining claims for reinstatement and punitive damages. Chiasson, formerly an […]
UPB receives two donations >
January 21st, 1999The Bradford campus will benefit from donations made by American Refining Group, Inc. ARG, and its affiliate American Refining and Biochemical Company, donated a one-acre parcel of land at the corner of Dorothy Lane and West Washington Street for campus use. "This contribution fits perfectly with our master plan, allowing us to expand our boundaries […]
Rossetti memorial service set Jan. 25 >
January 21st, 1999A memorial service for Guy Rossetti will be held on Jan. 25 at 3:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Theater on the Greensburg campus. Rossetti, who began his career at UPG in 1969, died Nov. 5, 1998 after a long illness. He had served as vice president for administrative affairs since 1994. A reception in the […]
Deluged by electronic junk mail? CIS unit tries to put a stop to it >
January 21st, 1999Tired of getting electronic junk mail, commonly known as SPAM? Received any unwanted e-mail advertisements lately? Computing and Information Services (CIS) would like to hear about your bothersome electronic clutter — especially instances containing inaccurate or offensive material — and asks that you send copies of un-asked-for messages electronically to them at: abuse@pitt.edu Robert Pack, […]
Significance of EU's new currency discussed >
January 21st, 1999The value of the European Union's new common currency, the euro, has hovered at about $1.16 U.S. since its debut in world financial markets Jan. 4. But the euro's full significance can't be measured in monetary terms alone, participants in a Jan. 13 Pitt roundtable discussion pointed out. "After all, a currency is not just […]
Grant funds computers for UPG dorms >
January 21st, 1999The Greensburg campus will provide a personal computer in each dorm room, thanks to a $381,000 grant from the Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation. "This sizable grant will give each of our resident students a real learning edge with the advantage of instant access to the vast Pitt-Oakland computer system and the tremendous data retrieval services […]
Child Development office gets $1 million in grants >
January 21st, 1999Pitt's Office of Child Development (OCD) has been awarded grants totaling $1 million from the Howard Heinz Endowments and the Richard K. Mellon Foundation. The grants will supplement OCD's basic operations and coordinate a new interdisciplinary graduate program. OCD facilitates, coordinates and manages interdisciplinary and University-community projects in education, research, human services, policy, needs assessment […]
Kuntu Repertory Theatre season celebrates Pittsburgh playwrights >
January 21st, 1999Pitt's Kuntu Repertory Theatre continues its season-long celebration of Pittsburgh playwrights with Frank Hightower's "Lifting," Jan. 28-Feb. 13. Set in Pittsburgh just after World War II, "Lifting" is the story of Buford Kincade (played by Wali Abdullah), a bar owner torn between his love for Mavis (Nyjah Moore), a blues singer considering a return to […]