Alumni
In memoriam, winter 2025
Remembering lost members of our Pitt community
Alumni updates, winter 2025
This winter, Pitt alumni wrote novels, directed plays, gave TEDx talks, won Emmys and made Pennsylvania history. Read about these accomplishments and many more.
For this Pitt alumna, to dance is to dream
At Pittsburgh’s Hill Dance Academy Theatre, Ayisha Morgan-Lee uses Black dance to teach history and possibility.
Chas Bonasorte, Pitt football’s ‘Kamikaze Kid’ and owner of famed Pitt apparel kiosk, died at 70
After his career on the field, Bonasorte became a fixture on the Pittsburgh campus with his clothing kiosk at Forbes and Bigelow.
Blue and gold on Broadway
Alumni spanning eight decades networked, met Chancellor Gabel and played some Pitt trivia in NYC.
She’s built a welcoming place for Latino immigrants in Pittsburgh
GSPIA alum Rosamaria Cristello created the Latino Community Center to help the city's immigrant community thrive.
Who is: Neilesh Vinjamuri, Pitt alum and 'Jeopardy!' champion?
The Swanson School of Engineering graduate took home $56,009 over a three-day winning streak.
This alum’s handbags are good enough to eat
OK, not really, but they are made from fruit.
Former Pitt Olympians look back at their Games and what they’ll be watching this year
Here’s who hurdler Roger Kingdom, swimmer Susan Heon-Preston and Judoka Marisa Pedulla are keeping an eye on in 2024.
A new book by Pitt professors showcases the life of a pioneering Black journalist
Alumnus Mal Goode was the first Black broadcast reporter on national television. Learn about his career.