The perennial question, “Will these credits transfer?” may soon become obsolete for college students in Pennsylvania. The state legislature has approved a plan to establish a universal credit equivalency system to make it easier for students to transfer credits for core courses between institutions of higher education within Pennsylvania and to alleviate the expense and […]
State-wide articulation agreement okayed >
July 6th, 2006No decision on use for University Club >
July 6th, 2006The fate of the University Club is still up in the air. Chancellor Mark Nordenberg said June 23 that Pitt continues to evaluate uses for the University Club, the 82-year-old, eight-story building at 123 University Place that Pitt purchased in May 2005 for $3.1 million. That purchase included one-acre of property with a 50-space parking […]
Cappy re-elected chair of trustees >
July 6th, 2006Board of Trustees chair Ralph J. Cappy and vice chair Suzanne W. Broadhurst were re-elected to one-year terms in their respective positions during the board’s June 23 meeting. Cappy is chief justice of Pennsylvania; Broadhurst is director of corporate giving for Eat ‘n Park Hospitality Group. Elected as the board’s other vice chair was Robert […]
Taking a look at race, crime & communities:Why are there racial differences in convictions? >
July 6th, 2006
What accounts for the racial imbalance in the number of arrests and convictions in the U.S. criminal justice system? What do recent trends in crime rates say about the effectiveness of incarceration as a deterrent to serious crime? What do those trends predict for the near future? Two prominent local researchers weighed in on these […]
Taking a look at race, crime & communities:What do crime-rate trends say about incarceration? >
July 6th, 2006
What accounts for the racial imbalance in the number of arrests and convictions in the U.S. criminal justice system? What do recent trends in crime rates say about the effectiveness of incarceration as a deterrent to serious crime? What do those trends predict for the near future? Two prominent local researchers weighed in on these […]
Engineering profs put students to real-world test >
July 6th, 2006VANDERGRIFT — Like many of western Pennsylvania’s steel towns, this tiny community (population 5,400) is seeking to reinvent itself. Unlike most, it has turned to sustainable design and green construction principles as its hope for the future. And, Pitt engineering professors and their students are part of the plan. The School of Engineering and its […]