Brian Burley (BUS ’13G) continues the social enterprise he started with the launch of his book “YNGBLKPGH” (Young Black Pittsburgh). The book features more than 140 African-American professionals under the age of 40.

All members of the Pitt community are invited to participate in events honoring the spirit and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Latin American Graduate Organization of Students was founded by Daniel Jacobson, a PhD student in the School of Social Work, to raise the visibility of Hispanic and Latino grad students.

In his 17th year at the helm of Pitt’s School of Social Work, Dean Larry E. Davis announces he will step down at the end of the 2017-18 academic year, amid praise for his leadership and his dedication to issues of race, social justice and community.

Professor James Huguley outlined the cause and the remedy for schools over-punishing kids for relatively minor infractions in the Center for Race and Social Problems December lecture titled “Just Discipline and the School-to-Prison Pipeline in Greater Pittsburgh: Local Challenges and Promising Solutions.”