Fitzgerald and Gabel in front of a Pitt step and repeat

$3B campaign kickoff, Cathedral celebration and light show highlight Pitt Homecoming weekend

Features & Articles

Pitt hosted an Irish delegation ahead of Aer Lingus College Football Classic

International business leaders, sporting representatives and government officials traveled to Pittsburgh to tour the University’s campus, including the Irish Nationality Room and local sports

An iconic 1960 Life magazine image captured baseball history from the Cathedral’s 32nd floor

Woody Turner, former Pitt trustee and alumni association president, was among a handful of students who witnessed the Pirates win the 1960 World Series win from up high.

The name game: Cathy vs. Cathedral

Pitt people are as passionate about how they refer to the Cathedral as they are about the building itself. Are you Team Cathedral or part of the Cathy Crew?

The Cathedral’s top floors are home to some of the University’s top scholars

In this Q&A, Dean Nicola Foote discusses how Pitt’s David C. Frederick Honors College is redefining opportunity and building on a decadeslong mission.

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Announcements and Updates
People filled plastic bags with food from bins on a table.

The 2026-27 United Way campaign kicked off Oct. 1

Three women talking around a circle table

Save the date for Pitt’s Community Engaged Scholarship Forum on March 2

A Pitt script sticker on the Enter key of a keyboard

Comment on the University’s draft privacy policy by Oct. 28

Graduate receiving sash

Pitt adds a doctoral hooding ceremony to its annual winter commencement celebrations

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Accolades & Honors
Peter Levins

Peter Levins is the inaugural director of Pitt’s Rees-Chancellor’s Scholars Program

The exterior of the Information Sciences Building

4 Pitt researchers received a K-12 AI Infrastructure Program grant

Many solar panels on a rooftop

Pitt is among the first institutions recognized for Climate Action Milestones

Students walk on Pitt-Greensburg's campus

3 Pitt-Greensburg alumni were honored at the Blue and Gold Celebration

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