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15 students participated in a ‘voice-off’ sign language program in Scotland

Lauren Perri and researchers at Heriot-Watt University organized the immersive multilingual learning experience.

  • Global
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
American flags in the grass

2 Pitt campuses earned Military Friendly designations

It’s the 15th consecutive year Pitt-Bradford has been recognized for its support of active military and veteran students.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Pitt-Johnstown
Portrait of Tasha Alston.

Tasha Alston is sharing new narratives of Black fatherhood

Hear from the Pitt Medicine researcher and other community experts at a panel on March 31.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • School of Medicine
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Meet 4 graduate students who took unconventional paths to Pitt

Their journeys showcase the changing dynamics of who’s seeking graduate education and when.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Lacrosse players silhouetted against cloudy skies and mountains

Home field has a deeper meaning for Pitt-Bradford lacrosse

When the newly minted DIII team takes the field in March, they'll be playing for more than just a winning record.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Man holding wooden lacrosse stick

One Pitt-Bradford student is reviving a (nearly) lost indigenous art

Tyrone Bowen-Collateta creates handmade lacrosse sticks from blocks of hickory.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
A portrait of Jackson with illustrated light effects

Gary Jackson blends poetry, comics and Afrofuturism to redefine Black narratives

The Dietrich School professor explores speculative storytelling through his scholarship and craft.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A woman builds a robot at a table

Angela Stewart is ensuring tech education is welcoming, creative and fun-filled

Her research, in collaboration with a local summer camp, ensures all students are recognized and their participation — whether overt, muted or cautious — is reinforced.

  • Technology & Science
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC)
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • It's Possible at Pitt
  • School of Computing and Information
A panther statue on the snowy Pitt grounds. The Cathedral of Learning is in the background

Jay Darr will serve as senior strategic advisor to Pitt’s vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion

He has previously served director of the University Counseling Center and associate dean of student wellness. Darr’s new role begins Jan. 21.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Cultivate student success
  • Promote accountability and trust
Woman stands in studio with her hands on a ballet barre.

For this Pitt alumna, to dance is to dream

At Pittsburgh’s Hill Dance Academy Theatre, Ayisha Morgan-Lee uses Black dance to teach history and possibility.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Alumni
  • School of Education
An outside wall of Hillman Library

Students, sign up to collaborate with a local artist on a mural for Pitt’s Hillman Library

The University Library System is seeking up to eight students to create a mural that celebrates the rich diversity of textual and visual communication.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
MLS participants smile and engage during the program's December retreat.

Nearly half of new moms in STEM leave their full-time positions. This Pitt program wants to change that.

Mothers Leading Science is helping health sciences faculty find a supportive community, strategies for work-life integration and renewed passion for their research.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • School of Medicine
A woman smiles while petting her dog.

This Pitt alum got a humanitarian award from Farmworker Justice

Amy Liebman ensures the nation's immigrants are protected and supported.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Aerial view of the Cathedral of Learning and campus at sunset during the winter.

Joy Priest won an Advancing Black Arts Award

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded the Pitt assistant professor $50,000 for her forthcoming poetry anthology, “The Black Outside.”

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
The Cathedral of Learning

5 Pitt Honors students were honored at the annual NAAAHP conference

Sophomore Mercy Akanmu earned the association’s Dr. Freddye T. Davy Humanitarian and Service Award.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Cultivate student success
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
The Nonprofit Capacity Building Program cohort poses for a group photo at Café Momentum.

Nonprofits are scaling up their regional impact with support from Pitt

The Nonprofit Capacity Building Program connects local organizations working to improve economic stability with University training and resources.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
Participants engage with one another during the Community Engaged Scholarship Forum.

Save the date for Pitt’s Community Engaged Scholarship Forum on March 4

Nominations are now open for Partnerships of Distinction, the CESF Collaboration Champion and more awards.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
A large group of students on a stage

Panthers Forward, which has helped more than 1,000 Pitt students address their debt, welcomes its seventh class

150 seniors will receive up to $5,000 in direct federal student loan relief as well as exclusive mentoring and professional development opportunities.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
Students walk on the sidewalk of the Cathedral lawn, with Heinz Chapel visible in the background, during the fall.

5 things to know about Pitt’s new Office of Finance and Operations

From sustainability and safety to purchasing and payroll, here’s how the team keeps the University running.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Promote accountability and trust
A portrait of Nguyen in front of a body of water

Diana Khoi Nguyen’s poetry collection was named a must-read by Time magazine

In “Root Fractures,” the assistant professor of English examines points of inflection within a Vietnamese-American family.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences