Winter Commencement draws 1,300 summer and fall graduates
The ceremony has been growing in attendance since it started three years ago.
Board approves raises for chancellor, other senior leaders
Gabel will donate her increase to Finish Line grants, employee emergency fund and scholarship.
Staff union bargaining unit members will get 2.5% raises in January
Memorandum of understanding says increases will be retroactive to Aug. 1.
Deans say reclassifying nursing, other degrees as non-professional will have negative impact
The Education Department change would mean lower loan limits for graduate students.
Faculty member fulfills longtime trivia mission with ‘Jeopardy!’ appearance
Pitt’s Ron Lalonde takes home $55,000 after three winning nights on iconic NBC game show.
Provost’s office seeks input on standardizing some statements on syllabi
Senate committee also discusses whether cellphone use should be banned in classrooms.
Frederick Honors College dean outlines successes and plans for trustees
New $30 million gift will be used to help attract top students and increase award recipients.
New Pitt Parenting Community hopes to offer support and advice
The employee affinity group welcomes those with children of all ages.
Contraflow bus lane on Fifth going away as early as Jan. 4
The buses will move to Forbes and work will begin on a protected bi-directional bike lane.
Recent Brown tragedy informs Pitt Threat Assessment team strategy, planning
Scott Argiro briefs committee on identifying foreboding behaviors, threat indicators.
Data science leadership hub director relishes role to guide Pitt through AI landscape
As director of HAIL, Colaresi will focus on unifying, expanding responsible data-science mission.
Chancellor updates Senate Council on Plan for Pitt initiatives, unionization, leadership changes
New SGB resolution codifies concerns about international students and immigration policies.
Trustees OK using New Markets Tax Credit program to help fund BioForge
The federal initiative incentivizes investment in distressed communities.
Tracking ALL your expenses one key to financial wellness
Faculty and Staff Development Program focuses on spending, saving habits.
Borghetti tells Staff Council Coffee that his Pitt roots run deep
He urges everyone to take advantage of the University’s greatest resource — its people.
Higher ed update: Brown, MIT shooting suspect found dead
Trump administration announced entry restrictions on 20 more countries.
After year as interim, Leigh Culley named AVC for accessibility
She joined Disability Resources & Services in 2002 and has served as director since 2015.