Pitt police issue crime alert after burglary, attempted sexual assault
Pitt police issued a crime alert Friday morning detailing a reported burglary and attempted sexual assault.Pitt and City police both responded to the incident, which occurred at about 4:15 a.m., on the...
View ArticleStudent organizations call for expulsion of Pitt student who sent violent,...
Leaders of several Pitt student organizations sent a letter to Pitt administrators Friday morning calling for the expulsion of Ethan Kozak, a rising junior political science major, according to a tweet...
View ArticleProvost, dean of students respond to letter calling for student expulsion
Pitt Provost Ann Cudd and Vice Provost and Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner responded Saturday evening to a Friday letter from students leaders calling for the expulsion of Ethan Kozak, a rising junior...
View ArticlePolice seeking public’s help in Oakland investigation
City police detectives have released photographs of a man they are seeking information about in connection with an alleged burglary and sexual assault in Oakland.Detectives asked anyone who recognizes...
View ArticleNew state law breaks down barriers to reporting sexual harassment
A new Pennsylvania law requires universities to make reporting incidents of sexual harassment or violence incidents easier for victims and witnesses.Gov. Tom Wolf held a signing ceremony Monday for the...
View ArticleWalk for Love celebrates late Pitt student
It was a sweltering Sunday morning in Oakdale as friends, family and community members gathered to commemorate the life and legacy of the late Pitt student Alina Sheykhet.The first annual Walk for Love...
View ArticleBoard committees update mission statements
Several committees of Pitt’s Board of Trustees updated their mission statements at meetings in late June.Athletics committeeThe athletics committee of Pitt’s Board of Trustees met on the afternoon of...
View ArticleBoard committee approves budget, tuition hikes
At a public meeting in Posvar Hall Wednesday afternoon, the executive committee of Pitt’s Board of Trustees approved a $2.4 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2020.Tuition for in-state students...
View ArticleGillibrand discusses health care, labor rights in Oakland
Up until Thursday, the last of the many 2020 presidential candidates to set foot in Pittsburgh was Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) in late April, who spoke at a rally in Schenley Plaza about workers’ rights...
View ArticleStudent, Pitt leaders to meet to strengthen student code of conduct
Student leaders and top Pitt officials will meet in the fall to discuss ways to strengthen the Student Code of Conduct, while staying consistent with the First Amendment, both parties confirmed.The...
View ArticleNew food stand adds Asian twist on crepes to Oakland
When someone mentions crepes, they often think of the soft and sweet French crepe, filled with cream and strawberries, topped off with powdered sugar.But with the June 27 opening of T-Swirl in Schenley...
View ArticleSoon, pickles here, there and everywhere
A giant Heinz pickle balloon floating high over Downtown Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente Bridge can only mean one thing: Picklesburgh has touched down.The free, annual food festival, lasting from July 26...
View ArticleSkyvue Apartments cited in July fire safety inspection
A 400-unit luxury apartment complex in Oakland has been cited for a fire safety violation following a July 12 reinspection, according to a notice on the city’s BuildingEye website. Skyvue, a 3-year-old...
View ArticleReport examining socially responsible investing at Pitt released
A long-awaited report on Pitt’s endowment was released Thursday night by the University’s Socially Responsible Investment Committee. The 61-page report weighs the positives and negatives of factoring...
View ArticleFaculty union organizers up in arms after Pitt’s administration rejects Labor...
After ruling June 18 that the size of the bargaining unit for Pitt’s faculty union was under review, the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board ordered Pitt to turn over several pieces of information to...
View ArticleStudent researchers seek youth responses to Tree of Life shooting
A group of Pitt students conducting research on the October 2018 massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue has opened a request for public responses to be incorporated in a fall exhibit.Members of the...
View ArticleJohn Keeler to step down as GSPIA dean
John Keeler, dean of Pitt’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, will step down from his position next June, according to an announcement from Provost Ann Cudd.Keeler was appointed as...
View ArticlePitt to hold listening sessions on One Bigelow project
Pitt announced it will hold three community engagement sessions and two “report back” meetings during August to solicit feedback on the One Bigelow project, a part of the University’s campus master...
View ArticleLabor Department audit identifies recordkeeping, faculty recruiting violations
An audit conducted at Pitt earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Labor identified several violations relating to recordkeeping and faculty recruiting practices, according to a conciliation...
View ArticleCounty judge overturns jury’s guilty verdict against ex-CMU student
In a rare move, an Allegheny County judge has overturned the May jury verdict that convicted a former Carnegie Mellon University student of sexually assaulting a female Pitt student, the Pittsburgh...
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