Alumni
How a Pitt alum moved from chess board to board room
Ashley Lynn Priore uses chess to teach life and leadership lessons.
Bobby Grier, a Pitt trailblazer who broke a college football color barrier, died at 91
He made national headlines as a senior when he became the first Black player in the Sugar Bowl.
Registration is open for Pitt Homecoming 2024
Participate in traditions like the Homecoming Tailgate, The Snake and the Alumni Awards Celebration Sept. 16-22.
The birth of Benny Blindspots
When an autoimmune disease came for his sight, Pitt alum Benny Schwartz picked up a paintbrush. The rest is (art) history.
What makes a career go?
A lifelong love of cars and his Pitt education drove KJ Jones (A&S ’85) to become editor at MotorTrend.
Forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht dies at 93
In a career spanning medicine and politics, the Pitt alumnus made a mark on Pittsburgh and the country.
2 Pitt alums are 2024 Pulitzer Prize winners
Brandon Som and Brett Murphy took home the nation’s most prestigious award for poetry and public-service journalism, respectively.
This man of many voices got his start at Pitt’s WPTS
Looney Tunes star Jeff Bergman paid a visit to the Pittsburgh campus before his appearance at Steel City Con.
Alumni updates, spring 2024
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This Swanson School grad solved a California transportation conundrum
Alumnus David Shafer’s entrepreneurial mind developed an innovative shuttle service that makes getting to the airport cheaper, faster and oh-so-reLAXsan.