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2 Pitt English faculty won a Spencer Foundation grant
Jialei Jiang and Xiqiao Wang received $60,000 to conduct translingual research.
Announcing Pitt’s newest Critical Language Scholar
Elaina Hopkins in the School of Public and International Affairs will spend time in Turkey during the immersive language program.
Gear up for commencement: Graduation Central starts April 8
Purchase regalia, enter giveaways and get key details about the ceremony at the University Store on Fifth through May 1.
How Pitt is preparing local small businesses for large institutional partnerships
The University’s local spend last year totaled $477 million. Learn more about contracting opportunities at Doing Business with Pitt on May 16.
Forbes has named Pitt a ‘New Ivy’
The University made the magazine’s list of 10 public universities graduating students that business leaders want to hire.
4 Pitt-Greensburg faculty received President's Distinguished Awards
Celebrate the winners’ accomplishments in teaching, service and professional development at Honors Convocation on April 11.
Kris Davitt is stepping down as Pitt’s senior vice chancellor for philanthropic and alumni engagement
Davitt, who has more than 30 years’ experience in fundraising, will become senior vice president for development at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
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.
Pitt will host a Humanities @ Work conference on April 4
The cross-disciplinary event will connect students and scholars with leaders in the community, health and technology industries.
Support the United Way at a food truck event on April 8
Each business will donate 15% of their sales to Pitt’s United Way Campaign.
4 Pitt faculty won the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring
This year’s recipients will be honored at 3 p.m. March 26.
Meet 4 graduate students who took unconventional paths to Pitt
Their journeys showcase the changing dynamics of who’s seeking graduate education and when.
See the Pittsburgh campus in bloom in this spring gallery
Pitt’s expert grounds crew members will spend tireless hours prepping flower beds, mulching, planting and weeding throughout the growing season.
One Pitt-Bradford student is reviving a (nearly) lost indigenous art
Tyrone Bowen-Collateta creates handmade lacrosse sticks from blocks of hickory.
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.
Lise Vesterlund will receive an honorary doctorate from Copenhagen Business School
Pitt’s Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Economics will give a lecture on March 21 in celebration of the honor.
This alumnus is giving Pitt students the resources needed to take a big step
Pitt's Rhodes Family Resource Fund supports the student who puts ‘everything into their education but does not have the resources to access the things that enrich that experience.’
Pitt’s School of Public and International Affairs takes a new name and an expanded mission
With new programs like a BA in public policy and the Policy and Social Impact Fellows, the school will welcome and prepare students at all academic stages.
Volunteers are needed for Pitt’s spring commencement
Join in on the festivities when you sign up to help by April 16.
