Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
“It’s not just the federal government and social media platforms that have a role to play in combating disinformation,” says Pitt Cyber founding director David Hickton of the new Pitt Disinformation Lab (PDL). “The animating vision of PDL is to build local resilience to disinformation right here, right now.”
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Koffi Kengbo (GSPIA ’21) wants to return to Togo to help give people the freedom to speak up.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Pitt alumni and students are doing their part on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, both at home and abroad. Hear their stories.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
The National Security Education Program has recognized two University of Pittsburgh students with David L. Boren Awards. These...
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Following a comprehensive search, historian Nicola Foote from Arizona State University has been named the new dean of the University Honors College, effective July 1, 2021.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University will use their wealth of scholarly expertise in a new Collaboratory Against Hate Research and Action Center. Its goals: to study extreme hate and its impact and develop tools that provide effective intervention for groups ranging from law enforcement to parents.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Gisele Barreto Fetterman and Leah Lizarondo, who have made their mark on the Pittsburgh community by working to address neighbors’ basic needs in sustainable ways, will be recognized in a virtual event on March 26.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
For decades, presidents routinely replaced large swaths of the government workforce, often requiring them to pay fees to political parties in exchange for their jobs. Professor Barry Mitnick explains the history of the “spoils” system in The Conversation.