According to Pitt's salary policy, faculty and staff judged by their supervisors to have done satisfactory work should receive cost-of-living raises equal to the previous year's inflation rate. But, contrary to a story in the May 3 University Times, the policy does not specify that cost-of-living raises may be less than the full rate of […]
Report details subsidy of athletics: $11 million in direct, indirect costs >
May 17th, 2001Pitt subsidized its intercollegiate athletics program by nearly $11 million last year, according to a study by the University's Office of Budget and Controller. The $11 million figure included both direct and indirect support. Direct support attributed to athletics includes coaches' salaries, travel and business expenses, and student financial aid, among other operating expenses. For […]
Boulevard of the Allies restrictions scheduled to begin May 22 >
May 17th, 2001Outbound lanes from Downtown on the Boulevard of the Allies will be closed beginning May 22 at 9 a.m. while the state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) repairs a 1.6-mile stretch of roadway. PennDOT will repave the Boulevard between the Liberty and Birmingham bridges and anchor the road to the hillside. Outbound lanes are expected to […]
Ballot initiatives: The wrong way to create laws, columnist insists >
May 17th, 2001Unquestionably, there is distrust and cynicism toward the U.S. system of representative government, according to a prominent national political pundit. But the most popular "solution" to this problem is moving the country in the wrong direction, away from its founding principles and potentially into a system of unjust laws. "The widespread preference for writing laws […]
Broder discusses changes in journalism >
May 17th, 2001Washington Post correspondent David Broder said his newspaper is pumping $40 million-$50 million a year into its web site (and losing about half of that money) in the hope of luring and retaining readers in the digital age. The site averages 1 million hits daily, so the gamble is paying off in terms of readership, […]
2 coaches near top of highest paid here last year >
May 17th, 2001The head coaches of Pitt's football and men's basketball teams were among the University's five highest paid, non-officer employees during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2000, according to an IRS form that Pitt filed this week. Head basketball coach Ben Howland's salary was $1,004 higher than that of head football coach Walt Harris, […]