Meet Pitt’s 2025-26 Fulbright US Student finalists
Scholars from across disciplines will represent the United States in countries including Germany, Montenegro, Israel and Azerbaijan.
Senior Ryan Willis earned a Beinecke Scholarship
The English and philosophy major will use the $35,000 award to continue his studies in graduate school.
Meet Pitt’s incoming class of Chancellor’s scholars
The 12 awardees of the University’s most prestigious undergraduate award include aspiring researchers and community leaders.
Alumnus Urvish Jain won the coveted Kanders Churchill Scholarship
He will use the award to continue his studies in health care delivery, economics and policy at the University of Cambridge in the U.K.
Dean Nicola Foote was named an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa
She was honored by the honor society for her contributions to Pitt’s David C. Frederick Honors College.
Alumna Jasmine Al Rasheed won a German Academic Exchange Service graduate fellowship
The award will fund her master’s degree in public health, a joint program between two universities in Berlin.
Alumnus Alex-Jaden Peart won a Fulbright Austria US Teaching Assistantship
The 2024 Frederick Honors College graduate and Lionel Peason Fellowship recipient will teach English in an Austrian school.
3 Pitt students earned Boren Awards to study languages abroad
Michael Sipper and John Danvers will study in Turkey while junior Kate McManus will study in Estonia.
With 3 global experiences under her belt, this senior shares lessons learned with her peers back at Pitt
Erin Lancaster, a Frederick Honors College student and Global Hub peer mentor, went from the first in her family to attend an out-of-state school to international adventurer and advocate.
A Pitt junior was awarded a Truman Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in public service
Sam Podnar, a Pittsburgh native, wants to continue using her voice in Pennsylvania’s legislature to help students across the state.