University News

The University paused work on the strategic plan to take time to address racial equity and justice during the pandemic. The process has now resumed with opportunities for input from campus stakeholders.

Two courses — one in pharmacy and one in engineering — are succeeding under the Flex@Pitt model, as the University prepares to allow more in-person classes next week.

From Afrofuturism in music to a new graduate certificate on transnational Asia, this academic year is set to offer students even more academic opportunities.

As the fall semester approaches, schools and departments across the University are working to reinvent the usual ways of teaching and learning. Read about the latest developments in Flex@Pitt.

John Wallace, the David E. Epperson Endowed Chair in the School of Social Work, will serve as vice provost for faculty diversity and development beginning July 1, 2020.

Here's a firsthand account of how one student found his place at Pitt.

Pitt2Pitt provides spring 2020 graduates streamlined admissions and additional funding to continue their education at Pitt in areas like public health, data science and management.

All University of Pittsburgh campuses will shift classes to remote learning approaches beginning on March 23.

Alumnus Herb Douglas (EDUC ’48, ’50G), the oldest living African American Olympic medalist, says plans for new training spaces for athletes will bring recruiting and Pitt Athletics to new heights.

The University of Pittsburgh is among the first to join the Cool Food Pledge, a global initiative led by the World Resources Institute to cut food-related greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2030.