School of Information Sciences professor emeritus and nationally known civil rights advocate for minority librarians E.J. Josey died of natural causes July 3, 2009, in Washington, N.C. He was 85. Josey, who taught courses such as Academic Librarianship and Libraries in Society, served on the SIS faculty from 1986 to 1995, when he retired. He […]
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July 23rd, 2009Proposed state cuts could result in staff reductions, other measures >
July 23rd, 2009Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg said jobs could be cut, research expenditures curtailed and campus construction projects halted if legislators approve proposed cuts to Pitt’s state funding. In comments July 16 to the Board of Trustees’ budget and executive committees, Nordenberg cited the impact of declining state support, including Gov. Edward G. Rendell’s plan to eliminate […]
Most tuition raised 4%, additional increase possible >
July 23rd, 2009University leaders have approved a 4 percent increase in tuition for most in-state students on the Pittsburgh campus and a 2.5 percent increase for their out-of-state counterparts. However, in light of uncertainty about state funding levels, administrators wouldn’t rule out the possibility of a tuition surcharge that Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg said could be imminent. […]
Pitt request to review fraud case documents opposed >
July 23rd, 2009A court-appointed receiver wants a federal judge to refuse the University’s request to review documents of Stephen Walsh and Paul Greenwood and their related companies (including Westridge Capital Management, WG Trading Company and WG Trading Investors) before he approves a plan for distributing the disgraced investment managers’ assets, which include millions of dollars from Pitt’s […]