University Honors College
Friday, April 27, 2018
Class of 2018 Celebrates Commencement
The University of Pittsburgh commencement ceremonies on April 26 and 29 celebrated all that Pitt students have accomplished thus far — as well as the promise of what is yet to come. Visit the media galleries that showcase the pride, excitement and optimism of the Pitt Class of 2018.
Monday, April 16, 2018
University of Pittsburgh Announces Commencement Speakers for 2018
On April 26, attorney David C. Frederick (A&S ’83) will speak at the graduate commencement ceremony, and on April 29, City of Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto (GSPIA ’11) will speak at the undergraduate ceremony.
Monday, April 9, 2018
Personalized Education Plans Earn Support
An app matching students to tutors and a Netflix-like recommendation system to find mentors are among the projects funded by the Office of the Provost’s first Personalized Education Grants Program.
Monday, March 12, 2018
Faculty, Students Recognized at University of Pittsburgh Honors Convocation
Dina Fradkin and Jahvon Dockery took home this year’s top undergraduate student awards at Pitt’s Honors Convocation, which celebrates the achievements of faculty members and students.
Friday, February 23, 2018
Studying Migration, Refugee Issues at Oxford University, Alumna Draws on Personal History
Bhavini Patel (A&S ’16) is combining her deep personal knowledge of immigrant communities with her research at the University of Oxford on extended refugee displacement.
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Inaugural Kanders Churchill Scholarship Honoree to Study Health Care Policy in UK
Pitt senior and economics and neuroscience major Joseph Kannarkat is headed to the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom on a new version of the prestigious Churchill Scholarship, which expands the program into science policy.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Pitt Among Top Fulbright Grant Producers
The University of Pittsburgh is among only 16 institutions to be named a top producer in both the Fulbright U.S. Student and Scholar programs. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program.