The Plan for Pitt: Strengthen Communities
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
United Way Campaign Sets New Records
The generosity and enthusiasm of the University of Pittsburgh faculty and staff sent the 2017 Pitt United Way campaign soaring — raising $673,962, the annual initiative’s highest total ever.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Institutional Advancement Staffer, Pitt Alumni Among Philanthropy Up-and-Comers
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Winning Rowing Club Builds on Its Legacy
Second-year math major Laurel Alpern didn't expect to follow in her family's footsteps to the Pitt Rowing Club, but once she met the team, she was hooked. As the new season approaches, the rowers look forward to another record-breaking year.
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Information Science, Law School Alumna Marks Supreme Achievement in New York State
After attending Pitt, Shawndya Simpson (SCI ’87, LAW ’90) made her way from assistant New York attorney general to bureau chief to civil court judge — then all the way to the Supreme Court of New York State.
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 14, 2018
High School Partners With University Archives to Teach Local History, Give College Credit
A U.S. history teacher partnered with Pitt’s College in High School and the Pitt-Assisted Communities and Schools programs to help students learn local history — and earn college credit.
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Delegation Brings Pitt Pride to Los Angeles
The visit to Southern California was the University’s latest endeavor to celebrate accomplishments, strengthen ties with alumni, meet with University supporters and other partners and build awareness across the country of the best public university in the Northeast.
Friday, February 9, 2018
Alumna, Paralympic Hopeful Courts Victory
Lisa Maddox (MED ’95) has won 17 titles and finished 2017 as No. 1 in the United States Tennis Association’s Wheelchair Tennis Women’s A division. Next up: aiming for the 2020 Paralympics.
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Change Agents: How Pitt Alumni Are Transforming Modern South Korea
When Byong Hyon Kwon left South Korea to attend Pitt, he found a wealth of knowledge and new ideas. What he brought home helped to transform his country. Pitt Magazine profiles Kwon and nine other alumni making an impact in South Korea.
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Alumna Delivers Donated Books to Children
Anne Keenan's (A&S ’81) nonprofit, Reading Recycled, has delivered more than 18,000 books to young readers in Philadelphia-area schools, homeless shelters and other community spots.