University News
4 Pitt staffers were honored with a professional development award
José Goyco-Blas, Valerie Kerr, Carolyn Mazzella and Allison Vorp received the annual Staff Council award.
Panthers Forward can now help graduates find loan forgiveness and repayment options
Pitt’s innovative debt-relief program has partnered with Savi, which can help some borrowers save thousands.
A new Pitt-Bradford partnership gives seniors early acceptance to Neumann University graduate programs
Any senior with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher may apply for advance acceptance after Aug. 1.
Dwayne Pinkney is Pitt’s new executive senior vice chancellor for administration and finance and CFO
As executive senior vice chancellor for administration and finance, he will serve as a key advisor to Chancellor Gabel and University leadership.
Carla Panzella is named Pitt's vice provost for student affairs
She brings more than two decades of student-centered work to the role, effective June 1.
Michele V. Manuel is the first woman U. S. Steel Dean of the Swanson School of Engineering
The award-winning materials engineer, innovator and leader joins Pitt from the University of Florida Sept. 1.
The David C. Frederick Honors College is expanding to Pitt-Greensburg
Students on the regional campus will now have the same access to interdisciplinary research and mentoring resources as those in Pittsburgh.
Pitt improved in a number of Center for World University Rankings
Nationally, the University rose to No. 41 overall and to No. 20 among public schools.
Pitt-Bradford earned its 14th consecutive Military Friendly designation
The gold level school has been recognized for embracing military students and their families and dedicating resources to ensure their success.
5 faculty won Pitt’s Health Sciences Ascending Star award
The honor was established in 2022 to recognize highly productive and creative midcareer faculty members in the six schools of the health sciences.

