Scholastic Aptitude Test scores and high school class rankings among Pitt freshmen and transfer students have been rising for the last several years. That's good news for most of the University community. But some faculty and staff are discovering that Pitt recruiting victories have a dark side: An apparently growing number of University employees — […]
Increasing standards can spell trouble for some Pitt employees, dependents >
February 22nd, 2001Pitt has no plans to abandon SAT requirement >
February 22nd, 2001The president of the University of California (UC) recently recommended that the system stop requiring high school students to take the math and verbal Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) to gain admission. Richard C. Atkinson questioned whether the tests accurately predict students' ability in college, and noted that the SAT is widely viewed as being biased […]
15 winners of chancellor's faculty awards for teaching, research, public service announced >
February 22nd, 2001Winners of the 2001 chancel- lor's awards for distinguished teaching, research and public service, announced this month, will be honored at Pitt's annual honors convocation. Teaching award recipients are: Donald B. Egolf, Department of Communication, Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS); E. Bruce Goldstein, Department of Psychology, FAS; James R. Johnston, Department of Medicine, School […]
Pitt may have to pay more for its "free" Port Authority bus rides >
February 22nd, 2001Pitt may have to pay more to have its fac- ulty, staff and students ride Port Authority vehicles free of charge. The University should expect a request to renegotiate the fees of the contract that enables eligible Pitt I.D. holders free rides on buses and light-rail transit, a Port Authority spokesperson said. Pitt is in […]