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‘So much that went wrong’: First student diagnosed with COVID-19 describes...
When Sudeep Yedulla exited UPMC Presbyterian with a COVID-19 diagnosis in March, he said Pitt forced him to trek alone and in the dark to an isolation housing unit in the Fraternity complex. Dizzy from...
View Article‘Stuck in our American bubble’: Study Abroad office details new programs amid...
Rebecca Chen, a junior marketing major, worries that while cancelling in-person study abroad is necessary due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students might miss out on important cultural...
View ArticleThousands sign petition urging S/NC grading option at the end of the semester.
A petition urging Pitt to adopt a more lenient grading policy amid the COVID-19 pandemic has gathered nearly 2,600 signatures since it was created a week ago.The petition asks Pitt to allow students to...
View ArticleSGB, Black Senate leaders form student-run Pitt police advisory panel
A student-run “police advisory body” became an official subcommittee of the long-standing Chancellor’s Public Safety Advisory Council this week, according to Student Government Board member Kathryn...
View ArticleWater line break in South Oakland affects Pitt academic, housing buildings
A water line broke this morning at around 5:30 a.m. at the corner of Roberto Clemente Drive and South Bouquet Street. Pittsburgh Water and Sewage Authority is aware of the issue and is working to...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Nov. 12-Nov. 17
Thursday, Nov. 1212:00 p.m. Pitt police issued a summons for the arrest of a University non-affiliate for simple assault on the 100-300 block of Oakland Avenue.4:57 p.m. Pitt police issued a citation...
View Article‘Anxiety-inducing experience’: Students adjust to shelter-in-place...
For Bailey Hedges, a first-year studio arts major, Pitt’s shelter in place has barely changed her daily routine. She said she’s avoided public spaces the whole semester and only leaves her dorm room to...
View ArticleOver 300 students receive code of conduct violations for COVID-19 infractions
More than 300 students have received code of conduct violations for breaking COVID-19 mitigation protocols this semester, according to Vice Provost and Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner.“As of this...
View ArticlePitt adds 56 new COVID-19 cases since Tuesday
Pitt added 56 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 48 students and 8 employees, between Tuesday and Thursday, with 78 students currently in isolation. This comes after an increase of 54 cases between last...
View ArticlePitt adds 38 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday
Pitt added 38 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 34 students and four employees, between last Friday and Monday, with 52 students currently in isolation. This comes after an increase of 56 cases between...
View ArticlePitt implements ‘compromise’ of two grading policy changes amid pandemic
Pitt announced two changes to its grading policies amid the COVID-19 pandemic in a Wednesday evening email to students. Student leaders are calling the move a “compromise” after students pushed for the...
View ArticlePitt adds 112 new COVID-19 cases since Nov. 23
Pitt added 112 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 90 students and 22 employees, between Nov. 23 and Thursday, with two students currently in isolation. The University’s previous case report, covering Nov....
View ArticleChancellor, top Pitt officials to not receive pay increase in 2021
Pitt’s top officials will not receive a pay increase for 2021, in accordance with a University-wide salary freeze put in place because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Pitt spokesperson Kevin Zwick...
View ArticlePitt adds 20 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday
Pitt added 20 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 10 students and 10 employees, between last Thursday and Monday, with 10 students currently in isolation. The University’s previous case report, covering...
View ArticlePitt will release spring travel guidance in early January
The COVID-19 Medical Response Office said it won’t release more travel guidance to students about the start of the spring semester until at least Jan. 4, according to a Thursday afternoon email.The...
View ArticlePitt reviewing state’s new COVID-19 mitigation orders
Pitt’s Healthcare Advisory Group will review the state’s new COVID-19 mitigation orders and make recommendations to the University’s senior administration if necessary, according to University...
View ArticleGallagher says Pitt ‘best in class of major universities’ in COVID-19...
Amid rising COVID-19 case numbers nationwide, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Thursday afternoon that Pitt will use many similar techniques to slow the spread of the virus in the spring semester as...
View ArticlePitt adds 17 new COVID-19 cases since Tuesday
Pitt added 17 new COVID-19 cases, composed of six students and 11 employees, between Tuesday and Thursday, with 10 students currently in isolation. The University’s previous case report, covering last...
View ArticlePitt adds 12 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday
Pitt added 12 new COVID-19 cases, composed of seven students and five employees, between last Thursday and Monday, with 10 students currently in isolation. The University’s previous case report,...
View ArticleFaculty express concerns about Pitt-Outlier partnership
Faculty at Pitt’s Oakland campus will no longer be involved in the University’s partnership with education-technology startup Outlier, according to faculty government president Chris Bonneau. Instead,...
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