University News

Community members can share issues related to COVID-19, environmental compliance, student conduct and more with the new Pitt Concern Connection service.

The Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement project is a national training and support initiative for U.S. law enforcement agencies committed to building a culture of peer intervention that prevents harm.

Following a comprehensive search, historian Nicola Foote from Arizona State University has been named the new dean of the University Honors College, effective July 1.

Joseph McCarthy, vice provost for undergraduate studies, will serve as a search for the new dean continues.

The Office of the Provost has established a Sustainability Distinction, which adds to transcripts a credential signaling the student’s academic, community service and professional commitment to sustainability.

The first African American woman to earn a PhD at Pitt went on to a distinguished educational career spanning four decades.

The Katz MBA also ranked No. 13 among U.S. public universities and No. 20 in the nation.

The new streetscape between Fifth and Forbes avenues includes safe, separated paths for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists; updated utility infrastructure; additional landscaping and more for the Pitt campus and community.

The former Pennsylvania governor and U.S. attorney general was a champion of justice who left a lasting legacy both within and beyond the University.

The late playwright and Pittsburgh native is best known for his unprecedented American Century Cycle—10 plays that convey the Black experience in each decade of the 20th century. All 10 of the plays have had Broadway productions and two earned Wilson the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.