University Times

This University was founded, as the Pittsburgh Academy, more than two centuries ago, in 1787. In that same year, a new constitution provided the legal and political foundation for our nation. At that time, Pittsburgh was mostly surrounded by wilderness, and this school stood at the edge of the American frontier. Clearly, much has changed […]

University of Pittsburgh Anti-harassment Policy Statement No University employee, University student, or individual on University property may intentionally harass or abuse a person (physically or verbally) with the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with such person's work or academic performance, or of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or academic environment. Consistent with […]

The following book was inadvertently left out of the Books by the Faculty supplement published this year. Francois Villon: Complete Poems, Edited with English Translation and Commentary by Barbara N. Sargent-Baur, professor emerita, French and Italian languages and literatures. University of Toronto Press, Toronto. This is the first edition of the whole of the corpus […]

Pitt freshman enrollment is expected to increase by about 1.5 percent this fall, from 2,435 last year to 2,485 as of Aug. 24. Average, combined SAT scores are up from 1005 for last year's total freshman class to 1015 this fall. Excluding academically "at risk" freshmen admitted through Pitt's special access programs, average SAT scores […]

Pitt has hired a team of outside experts to as- sess the current state of the University, recommend strategies for its future and suggest qualities Pitt should look for in its next chancellor. The team will examine Pitt's academic programs, finances, fund raising, public relations, University governance and other faculty, student, administrative and alumni issues […]

The world of Lois Mailou Jones The Office of Student and Public Affairs will sponsor an exhibit of works by the internationally noted African-American artist Lois Mailou Jones in the Frick Fine Arts Gallery, Sept. 6-Oct. 15. The exhibit includes 50 works dating back as far as the 1920s and covering a spectrum that ranges […]

Alex J. Ducanis, 64, professor emeritus of administrative and policy studies in the School of Education, died Aug. 27 at his home in Shadyside. The cause of death was kidney failure. Ducanis retired from Pitt in December 1993 after a 25-year career during which he served in various administrative posts, including director of the Institute […]

George Bernier Jr. will resign as dean of Pitt's School of Medicine, effective Nov. 1, to become dean and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas Medical Branch. In addition to overseeing the medical school, Bernier will oversee the graduate school and the schools of nursing, allied health and marine biology at […]

Summer won't be the same around Pitt, beginning in 1996. That's when the University's new summer calendar will go into effect. In place of its traditional schedule (a 15-week summer term and two seven-week sessions), Pitt will offer a wider array of options, including: * The traditional 15-week summer term (May 6-Aug. 10). * A […]

The University of Pittsburgh Press has been awarded a $12,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for the publication of poetry in the Pitt Poetry Series. Pitt's Press was one of only two university presses in the nation to receive such a grant from the NEA. The Pitt Poetry Series was founded […]