The Plan for Pitt: Advance Educational Excellence
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Student Newspaper Goes High Profile
Pitt’s award-winning daily student newspaper, The Pitt News, is celebrating its latest issue of Silhouettes — an annual special edition that profiles interesting characters around campus.
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Marine, Graduating Senior Brings Global Perspective to Engineering Classroom, Career
From backyard-built thrill rides to presidential security detail in Dublin, David Matelan's path to Pitt focused on leadership and ingenuity. After serving five years in the Marines, he's set to graduate with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering this month.
Monday, April 23, 2018
Star Athlete Sets Sights on Medical Career
Graduating senior Andin Fosam made her mark at Pitt in athletics and academics. She plans to use her expertise in both to explore the relationships among physical activity, metabolism and conditions such as diabetes and obesity.
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.
Friday, April 6, 2018
Educators Team Up to Develop Flexible Curricula on Ethiopia for K-12 Students
Visits with artists, dancers and musicians and interviews with entrepreneurs and religious leaders helped teams of Pitt and Ethiopian educators create a set of lessons that teachers worldwide can use to introduce their students to the East African nation.