Incumbent candidates win big in June 2 primary elections
Despite the pandemic, Pennsylvania’s voters made it to the polls — which were only as far as their mailbox for many voters — to cast their ballot in the 2020 primary election.This is the first year...
View ArticleVirtual town hall examines the history between race and justice
According to Jamil Bey, America is still not ready to have a conversation about large-scale social change because it does not have the proper leadership to direct such a movement.“This is a country...
View ArticleSteelers owner Art Rooney Jr. nominated as Pitt trustee
A board of trustees committee nominated several new and old members to the board at a public Friday meeting streamed via YouTube. All of the nominations now head to the full board of trustees for...
View ArticleState releases college reopening guidance
The Pa. Department of Education released preliminary guidance for reopening colleges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, permitting colleges in yellow-designated counties to resume...
View ArticlePitt releases clarified fall plans after ‘inadvertent’ email
Pitt released additional information late Monday about fall semester plans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic after an “inadvertent” Monday afternoon email to incoming first-year students.Chancellor...
View Article‘Failure’ of shared governance in fall term emails, faculty leaders say
An “inadvertent” email sent Monday to incoming Pitt first-year students, notifying them about an adjusted academic calendar and in-person classes before faculty, was a breakdown in shared governance,...
View ArticleGallagher announces health advisory group to help plan fall term
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher announced Monday that he had formed a new committee to offer health care guidance on Pitt’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Chancellor’s Healthcare Advisory Group is...
View ArticlePitt considering petition calling for black studies course requirement
Pitt officials said they are considering a petition, which currently has more than 5,300 signatures, requiring all undergraduates to take a black studies course as a graduation requirement. It comes in...
View ArticleLaw professor examines relationship between police training, brutality
George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. David Harris said these names during a Wednesday presentation and other Americans who have been killed by police brutality, while noting that the list is so...
View ArticleFlat tuition, fees expected for next year, Gallagher says
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Thursday that he expected tuition, as well as room and board fees, to remain flat for the 2020-21 academic year. Pitt announced this week that classes will occur in...
View ArticleGallagher: Pitt has ‘let down’ black students
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Thursday that Pitt has failed many of its black students and is planning multiple reforms to help combat racial injustice on campus. The statement comes in the wake of...
View ArticleFall classes to begin remotely, move in person after 3 days
Fall classes will begin remotely, before continuing in person three days into the semester, according to the latest academic calendar.Pitt announced earlier this week that the fall semester will begin...
View ArticleBoard committee approves flat endowment distribution rate
Pitt will not increase the payout from its endowment for fiscal year 2021, a board committee unanimously voted Tuesday.The vote comes as Pitt faces an uncertain budget outlook for the fall, due to the...
View ArticlePitt quietly releases socially responsible investment criteria
Pitt quietly released a socially responsible investment policy statement in March, delivering another win to student activists pushing for fossil fuel divestment and endowment transparency.The...
View ArticleVoluntary retirement program offered to faculty, staff
Pitt announced Monday that faculty and staff have been offered voluntary retirement programs in an effort to reduce costs for the University during budget uncertainty caused by the COVID-19...
View ArticleEducation Policies Committee talks fall planning, alumna petition
Though students will be back on campus for the fall semester, Pitt officials said Monday that students will likely not have to be in class every day of the week, as part of the Flex@Pitt teaching...
View Article‘New norms of behavior’: Facilities personnel planning for fall campus life
According to Scott Bernotas, the University’s new capacity guidelines may have classrooms feeling emptier this fall.“We are limiting the number of folks that are in the classrooms so that everybody can...
View ArticlePort Authority bus driver charged months after Pitt student struck, killed
The 33-year-old Port Authority bus driver who struck and killed a Pitt student is facing multiple charges, including involuntary manslaughter.Shavonne James struck Barbara Como, a senior anthropology...
View ArticleAdministrators provide updates on classes, dining, housing
Pitt students will not be required to return to campus this fall if they feel unsafe doing so in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, University officials said Thursday.“The way that Flex@Pitt...
View ArticleMed school dean agrees to wide-ranging demands from Black students
The dean of Pitt’s School of Medicine agreed on Thursday to comply with a litany of wide-ranging demands from Black students, after multiple meetings and more than 400 petition signatures. The changes...
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