The Internet has changed the way the world thinks, learns and solves problems, according to James Williams, chair of Pitt's Department of Information Science. Alluding to a recent Life article, Williams told the audience at the Founders Day Symposium that the cornerstone of the old paradigm of education was the classroom lecture, but that in […]
A University resource for teaching, research and service >
March 2nd, 1995Pitt, CMU to host national writing program conference >
March 2nd, 1995A keynote address by National Endowment for the Arts chairperson Jane Alexander and a tribute to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson will be among the highlights of the 1995 annual conference of the Associated Writing Programs (AWP), March 9-11 at the Westin William Penn hotel, Downtown. Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University are co-hosting the conference, […]
Big Web, small world…hypermedia without the hype >
March 2nd, 1995Five centuries elapsed between the inventions of moveable type and the first desktop publishing software. Yet, according to Bruce Dobler of Pitt's English department, the leap from Gutenberg to desktop was technological chump-change compared to the windfall of the Internet's World Wide Web — at least in terms of giving individuals and institutions equal access […]
Honors Convocation 1995 >
March 2nd, 1995The University's annual Honors Convocation was held Feb. 28 in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall. The Rev. Edward A. Malloy, president of Notre Dame University, delivered the keynote address. At this year's ceremony, 1,367 students and 168 faculty members were recognized for their academic achievements during the year. Information for the following list of faculty […]
Health Science search semi-finalists named >
March 2nd, 1995Seven semi-finalists, including three internal candidates, have been selected by the search committee charged with filling the position of senior vice chancellor for the Health Sciences. The seven were culled from a list of more than 130 individuals who applied for or were nominated for the position. Of those 130 individuals, the search committee reviewed […]
Pitt makes deal with PAT on Squirrel Hill, Shadyside bus runs >
March 2nd, 1995Beginning about May 1, Pitt students, faculty and staff will be allowed to ride Port Authority Transit (PAT) buses without charge between the Pitt campus and Shadyside/Squirrel Hill. The service is a year-long experiment to settle a dispute that arose last fall, when PAT refused to renew permits for a private transit company to continue […]