In his first budget address as governor, Tom Ridge on March 7 proposed what he called a "student-based" 3 percent funding increase for higher education in Pennsylvania. But for Pitt and the other state-related and state system universities, increases would be less than 2 percent. And to receive that extra money, schools would have to […]
Governor's budget has smaller than expected hike for University >
March 16th, 1995English professor's book wins "top 100" honors from Le Monde >
March 16th, 1995Granted, the French usually got along better with the American Indians than did the other colonial powers. History is full of stories about French traders and trappers who adopted Indian ways. And consider how well the two peoples worked together in 1755, when General Edward Braddock tried to run the French out of a place […]
Teaching conference schedule set >
March 16th, 1995More than 300 faculty members have registered for Pitt's first annual Teaching Excellence Conference slated for March 31 and April 1. All sessions will be held in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center conference center on the 11th floor of Scaife Hall. Laurie Richlin, director of the Office of Faculty Development, said her goal is […]
KGSB, med school rank high in U.S. News & World Report survey >
March 16th, 1995Pitt's School of Medicine and Katz Graduate School of Business rank among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual survey, "America's Best Graduate Schools." Master's degree programs in three other Pitt schools also scored high marks in the survey, which appears in the March 20 issue of U.S. News, […]
Provost approves formation of ULS librarians' governance group >
March 16th, 1995Faculty librarians in the University Library System (ULS) have formed their own governance organization. Provost James Maher last month approved creation of the ULS Faculty Assembly to give librarians a formal role in ULS planning and decision-making. Under the new organization's bylaws, the full assembly (which includes all ULS faculty librarians) will meet at least […]
THE CHANCELLOR'S COLUMN >
March 16th, 1995On Feb. 28, we held our annual Honors Convocation celebrating the achievements of faculty and students, and awarding the Rev. Edward Malloy, president of the University of Notre Dame, with an honorary doctoral degree in public service. As the ceremony ended, I was reminded once more of the intellectual and service efforts of our faculty […]
Jazz seminar memorabilia sought >
March 16th, 1995Pitt's jazz seminar and concert is planning to celebrate its 25th anniversary and organizers are searching for archival material. Anyone who has photographs or other memorabilia from Pitt jazz seminars and concerts is asked to donate them, or copies of them, for a special 25th anniversary celebration. Each year the jazz seminars and concert attract […]
Donald L. Cleland >
March 16th, 1995Donald L. Cleland, 90, professor emeritus of education and former director of the education school's Reading Laboratory (now Reading Center), died Feb. 18, 1995, at Passavant Health Center, Zelienople. Cleland received his master's of education and Ph.D. degrees from Pitt. He earned his undergraduate degree a Westminster College and later was principal at Etna High […]
Clarification >
March 16th, 1995An editor's note accompanying a letter from Thomas G. Zullo in the Jan. 19, 1995, issue indicated that 11 other dental school faculty members' signatures had accompanied the letter. Those 11 faculty requested that their names be withheld from publication. However, even if they had not made that request, University Times policy restricts the number […]
Existing faculty review policy must be used uniformly, provost says >
March 16th, 1995Rather than create a system requiring periodic job performance reviews of tenured faculty, it appears the administration will enforce an existing Pitt policy that calls for annual reviews of all faculty. Provost James Maher said this week, "We already have an annual review system in place, and it represents an effective post-tenure review. What we […]