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Six Pitt Students Finalists for Critical Language Scholarship
Six finalists for the U.S. Department of State’s 2021 Critical Language Scholarship are students at the University of Pittsburgh—five undergraduate and one graduate. The finalists are: Nathan Aaron
Pitt Debate Places in National Tournament
Two teams from the Pitt Policy Debate organization qualified for and competed in the National Debate Tournament (NDT) at the end of March. Qualifying for the National Debate Tournament is no easy feat
Fortune Ranks Katz MBA No. 7 for Online Programs
The part-time MBA program at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business has been ranked the No. 7 online MBA program nationwide by Fortune’s first-ever ranking of this category, announced April 26
This journalist alum brought home an Emmy
When Justin Carter (A&S ’12) started his journey to become a TV journalist, he promised his parents his first Emmy. It now sits on their mantle.
Valerie Kinloch and Eleanor Feingold were selected as American Council on Education Fellows
The Pitt leaders are among 52 in the longest-running cohort-based higher education leadership development program in the U.S.
Keisha Blain is awarded a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study
She will be writing a new book on the history of Black women and the struggle for human rights.
Pitt Public Health's Anne Newman wins 2020 American Heart Association Clinical Research Prize
The award recognizes a current head of a clinical research program who is making outstanding contributions to the advancement of clinical science.
Valerie Kinloch spoke in a Library of Congress webinar on Rosa Parks' legacy
The Renée and Richard Goldman Dean of the School of Education discusses how the activist's life could help them better understand the Black Lives Matter movement.
Jessica Ghilani was selected for a Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Award
The associate professor of communication at Pitt-Greensburg won the 2020 Aviation Space Writers Foundation Award.
2 Dietrich School faculty were recognized in an inaugural mentorship award
Khristen Scott and Jennifer Josten demonstrated excellence in graduate mentoring.
Student-run Saxbys Cafes will open at Pitt in fall 2020
The Cathedral Café on the ground floor of the Cathedral of Learning and Cup and Chaucer Café in Hillman Library will be renovated to create space for the new cafes.
