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Paper items that now can be placed in recycling container include: White stationery, copier paper, computer printout paper, outdated practices, letters, forms, invoices and general office paper, all paper from filing cabinets in folders, notebook paper from pads of paper (no backing), memo sheets, colored ledger and copy paper (all colors), drawings and blueprints 10 […]

Provost James Maher defended Pitt's tuition benefits program for the children and spouses of employees before the state House of Representatives' Select Committee on Higher Education on Monday. He argued that Pitt needs the program in order to attract the best possible faculty and staff. But Maher's argument drew little sympathy from committee Chair Rep. […]

Beginning in 1996, Pitt dorm students will be able to acquire a "dry" roof over their heads just by asking for one. Alcohol-free rooms, floors and suites will be available in each University residence hall to students who pledge to keep their rooms free of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs. In the meantime, Pitt has […]

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 […]