Narduzzi reported as highest-paid non-officer for fourth-straight year
Pat Narduzzi, Pitt’s head football coach, leads Pitt’s newly released list of the 25 highest-paid non-officer positions for fiscal year 2020. The list — which is required for all state-related...
View Article‘A way to give back to our community’: Pitt vaccine clinics continues to...
Despite the majority of Pitt students leaving campus for the summer, Jack Corey, a third-year pharmacy student, said he hasn’t noticed a significant decrease in visitors to the University’s vaccine...
View Article‘Tell the truth’: Eddie Glaude speaks on racism at CRSP event
According to Eddie Glaude Jr., professor and chair of Princeton University’s African American studies department, racial inequality isn’t the consequence of “random events,” and the nation should admit...
View ArticleElected officials, community leaders push for gun control at Oakland event
Since 2000, Richard Carrington has buried 209 people that he has known and have been killed due to gun violence. He will bury No. 210 next week — a cousin from nearby Homestead.Carrington, the founder...
View ArticlePitt eases mask, physical distancing requirements
Vaccinated individuals are no longer required to wear face coverings when on campus outdoors, according to a Pitt email announcement sent on Friday afternoon. The new mask protocol — which takes effect...
View ArticleInterviews begin for new dean of students
Pitt began interviewing finalists for the dean of students position on Monday, officials said. University spokesperson Kevin Zwick said finalist interviews will be held over the course of the next...
View Article‘People are generally happier’: Oakland adjusts to new CDC guidelines
While CDC guidelines say fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear face coverings in most indoor settings, Stacey Ngo, a sophomore chemical engineering major, said she’s unsure about the...
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Photos: Pittsburgh Pride March
Gallery|7 Photos Clare Sheedy | Staff Photographer Thousands of people marched Downtown at Pittsburgh Pride Revolution 2021 in support of the City’s LGBTQ+ community. The post Photos: Pittsburgh Pride...
View ArticleEndowment distribution to remain the same for 2022 fiscal year
The Investment Committee of Pitt’s Board of Trustees voted at a public meeting Thursday morning to keep the spending policy and distribution from the University’s endowment funds the same in the 2022...
View ArticlePanel discusses the history of Black emancipation in celebration of Juneteenth
Laurence Glasco, associate professor of history at Pitt, said growing up in Ohio in the 1950s, he never celebrated any form of Black emancipation. Glasco said he felt that the main reason behind this...
View ArticlePa. House Democrats introduce pro-union bill, unlikely to impact Pitt
With Pitt faculty expected to vote on unionization this summer or fall, Pennsylvania House Democrats introduced a bill last month that would prohibit Pitt and other public employers from using taxpayer...
View ArticlePitt provides COVID-19 vaccine incentives, no plans for vaccine requirement
Pitt students, faculty and staff who are vaccinated against COVID-19 are now eligible to receive prizes, including up to $2,500 in cash.Kenyon Bonner, the vice provost and dean of students, said in an...
View ArticleBoard committee approves Hillman renovations, new chilled water plant and...
The properties and facilities committee of Pitt’s Board of Trustees held a public meeting Thursday morning to approve several projects involving campus buildings, including Hillman Library and a new...
View ArticleBoard committee elects new officers, trustees and revises University bylaws
The Governance and Nominating Committee of Pitt’s Board of Trustees held a public meeting Friday morning to discuss resolutions to elect and re-elect members of the Board of Trustees and revise select...
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OPDC discusses proposed Croatian Fraternal Union building demolition
Those walking down Forbes Avenue may soon not be able to see the familiar historical facade of the Croatian Fraternal Union building.After severe damage to the structural integrity of the building,...
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Photos: “Tell Us The Truth, Pitt” Rally
Around 20 people marched Tuesday evening from the Cathedral to the Chancellor’s Mansion on Devonshire Street demanding that the Board of Trustees and Office of Finance be transparent and release their...
View ArticleStaff Council discusses flexible work model amidst vaccine mandate discussion
In the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pitt adopted the Flex@Pitt model, which allowed faculty and students to attend classes virtually, remotely or both. Now that Pitt plans on returning to in-person...
View Article‘All you have to do is reach out’: Getting involved in Pitt’s student...
Alyssa Machi’s advice for incoming students to become involved at Pitt is simple — “reach out.”“[Clubs] want you to join … they want you to be a part of their club,” Machi, a sophomore communication...
View ArticleNicola Foote ‘excited’ to take over as new Honors College dean
Nicola Foote, the incoming dean of Pitt’s University Honors College, said being a first-generation college student at the University College London helped her experience and understand “the...
View ArticleBoard approves new trustees, Humphrey honored
Pitt’s board of trustees approved several measures at its Friday morning meeting, including several new and re-elected trustees and amendments to the University bylaws. The board’s governance and...
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