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Former IDF soldier Yadin Gellman speaks at Hillel JUC, students protest outside
Pitt’s Student Coalition for Israel hosted Yadin Gellman, a former Israel Defense Force soldier and Israeli actor, at the Hillel Jewish University Center on Wednesday evening for a crowd of 50 people....
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Jan. 18 – Jan. 24
Thursday, January 18 Pitt police arrested an individual for terroristic threats and disorderly conduct at the Petersen Events Center. Friday, January 19 Pitt police took a report regarding a hit and...
View ArticleUnited Steelworkers organizer discusses importance, history of academic unions
For Robin Sowards, a United Steelworkers organizer, higher education faculty unions in the United States are not as powerful as they should be. “Here at the University of Pittsburgh, there’s a unique...
View ArticleCommunity activists speak at Pitt’s annual diversity forum
Feminista Jones, feminist writer, public speaker and community activist, shared her thoughts on what diversity looks like in institutions during her speech at the Diversity Forum on Wednesday. “The...
View ArticleStudents, professors reflect on one year of ChatGPT
Technology’s newest advancement, artificial intelligence, is creating discourse among academic communities. Launched by San Francisco-based tech company OpenAI in November 2022, ChatGPT is an AI tool...
View ArticleAs accommodation requests increase, students, faculty call for more testing...
Robin Kear, president of Pitt’s faculty assembly, highlighted a 250% increase in Disability Resources and Accommodations since 2000 during the January 10 Faculty Assembly meeting. This increase has...
View Article“It’s just really cold”: Students lose heating amidst winter temperatures in...
Students on the first floor of Bouquet J felt Pittsburgh’s freezing temperatures in their rooms after the heating system broke on Jan. 16, in the middle of the coldest week in almost a year. The...
View ArticleRon Idoko, SAFE peer educators win social justice awards
Pitt presented its two annual social justice awards at a luncheon on Jan. 26. Pitt gave the Creating a Just Community Award to Ron Idoko, associate director of Pitt’s Center on Race and Social...
View ArticleNicholas Rescher, Pitt philosopher and professor, dies at 95
Nicholas Rescher, former chair of Pitt’s Center for Philosophy of Science, died on Jan. 5 at 95 years old. Rescher is a well-known name in the philosophy world, and he “helped establish and maintain...
View Article‘The perfect option’: Students speak on University jobs
For Saida Pitt-Bey, an on-campus job is a laid-back way to make a bit of money as a college student. “It’s pretty chill,” Pitt-Bey, a junior majoring in marketing with a minor in Africana studies,...
View Article‘We deserve to have a voice’: Pitt graduate workers assemble inside the...
More than 200 graduate workers at Pitt assembled on the first floor of the Cathedral of Learning at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday to demand Pitt Chancellor Joan Gabel recognize their union. The Pitt graduate...
View ArticleSGB discusses upcoming election season, resolution for staff union
President Ryan Young began the Student Government Board meeting on Jan. 30 by introducing the upcoming SGB ‘24-’25 election season. Elections Chair Abby Lowe elaborated on the election process by...
View ArticlePitt Career Center hosts Internship Week for students to learn about career...
Pitt’s Career Center is hosting “Internship Week” from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, where students can learn more about future careers through workshops hosted by professionals in their desired field, attend...
View ArticleBig Idea Center’s new ChangeMaker Series encourages student entrepreneurship
Rhonda Schuldt said when she started her role as director of the Big Idea Center in August 2021, she and her team took a “strategic look” at how the BIC’s programming engaged with students across Pitt....
View ArticleGenius, Joy and Love program aims to eliminate racial disparities in education
A School of Education program aims to encourage people of color to become educators in Pennsylvania, starting with students in high school. The Genius, Joy and Love program, created two years ago by...
View ArticleRoundup of Black History Month Events
In honor of Black History Month, The Pitt News has compiled a list of events occurring on campus and in the city that commemorate Black history and highlight the Black community in Pittsburgh. “Lift...
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College of General Studies Student Government working to increase its visibility
Pitt’s College of General Studies offers diverse academic paths and houses undergraduate students from many fields, majors and backgrounds, including a large population of nontraditional students....
View ArticlePolice blotter: Jan. 24 – Jan. 30
Wednesday, January 24 Pitt police assisted Pittsburgh police in taking a report regarding an indecent exposure at Bouquet Gardens Building D. Pitt police took a report regarding a harassment by...
View ArticlePitt adds more electric vehicle chargers on campus
Pitt has added eight more electric vehicle chargers in addition to the 42 already on campus. According to Jonathan Pearson, director of mobility at Pitt, demand for electric vehicle charging stations...
View ArticleHazelwood community shares thoughts on BioForge project
Walking through Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood, the sound of a pile driver echoes from the 178-acre Hazelwood Green tucked alongside the Monongahela River. Both Pitt and CMU are building new...
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