University News
Pitt celebrated the newly dedicated Philippine Nationality Room with a festival of song and dance
The new Philippine Nationality Room, designed after consultation with scholars and architects from Manila, represents the influence of cultures that make up the nation, an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands.
Pitt is ranked among the top producers of Fulbright U.S. students for 2018-19
This is the eighth time in nine years that Pitt has been ranked in the U.S. Student Program category. The program supplies grants for individually designed study and research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs around the world.
A Dietrich School alumna was named as a Rhodes scholar
Lia Petrose, a 2017 graduate with degrees in neuroscience and economics, will head to the University of Oxford in the U.K. to study computer science and philosophy.
Pitt launches initiative to support education debt relief and student success
An initiative of Chancellor Patrick Gallagher, the program will accommodate up to 150 seniors graduating in spring 2019. Those accepted will receive up to $5,000 toward their eligible student loan balance upon graduation.
These new Pitt academic programs are taking a worldly view
From an interdisciplinary series about water issues in Central Asia to new minors for less commonly taught languages, there’s lots to explore this year in academics at Pitt.
Faculty, Students Recognized at University of Pittsburgh Honors Convocation
Dina Fradkin and Jahvon Dockery took home this year’s top undergraduate student awards at Pitt’s Honors Convocation, which celebrates the achievements of faculty members and students.
Pitt Day of Giving Tops $9 Million in Donations to University Programs and Scholarships
The community of University of Pittsburgh alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends responded to this year’s Pitt Day of Giving by donating a record-setting $9,029,828.
Plans Unveiled for Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame
It will showcase an athletics legacy that includes Olympians, All-Americans, world-record performances, national championships and numerous legendary moments.
Pitt Among ‘Colleges That Pay You Back’
The University of Pittsburgh is profiled in The Princeton Review's “Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give You the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck.”
Pitt Again Named Best Public University in Northeast, Best Public Value in State
The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance honored Pitt with top rankings.