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Introducing the 2026 Rees-Chancellor’s Scholars cohort
Fourteen outstanding scholars from across eight states received the University’s pinnacle award for incoming first-year students.
Online and on task: These Pitt students prepare for a different kind of back-to-school experience
Pitt Online’s hybrid or asynchronous learning programs offer students of varied needs and experienced the convenience and personalization to continue on their educational paths.
Undergraduate Alexandre Massip earned a national environmental fellowship
He is one of 39 students selected for the Rachel Carson Council’s 2026-27 National Environmental Leadership Fellowship.
Ashlee Wolfgang will lead the University Counseling Center
Wolfgang, who has served in various UCC leadership roles since 2019, was selected as executive director after a national search.
Your Pitt login comes with a ton of digital tools (not just AI)
Use more than 150 pieces of software, access upward of 24,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning, find online journal and news articles, and more.
These fresh classes, majors and certificates open new possibilities
There are myriad new programs on tap for Pitt students this fall, tackling subjects as varied as space engineering, musical theatre, and Chinese food and culture.
6 things you should do in your first week, month and year at Pitt
These tips from the Pittwire team will help you have a successful first year — from excelling on campus to exploring all that Pittsburgh has to offer.
Pitt picked up 6 awards at the Suitable Pathways to Student Success Conference
The annual event recognizes people and programs for their impact on student success and co-curricular learning.
Introducing Pitt’s latest Fulbright student finalists
Ten students and alumni, including the first-ever winner from Pitt-Greensburg, will teach and conduct research around the world.
Janina López won a fellowship from the Center for Advanced Study of the Visual Arts
The two-year Wyeth Fellowship will support the graduate student’s dissertation on art and education in Northern California in the 1970s.