Arts and Humanities
3 Pitt students competed at the Gorlok Gala debate tournament
Natalie Rose, Rosalind Dong and Wenhao “Dannie” Lyu — all first-year students — performed at one of the most competitive events of the regular season.
Attend a celebration of Mildred Miller Posvar’s life at Heinz Memorial Chapel
The community and the public are invited to the March 3 ceremony honoring an active Pitt advocate and internationally renowned opera singer.
A new satire novel by a Pitt-Bradford writing professor reflects on COVID-19
“The Pamela Papers" by Nancy McCabe is out now.
Mubanga Kalimamukwento won the 2024 Drue Heinz Literature Prize, selected by Angie Cruz
Her collection, which will be published by University of Pittsburgh Press in October, explores Zambian womanhood.
2 Pitt undergrads completed Pittsburgh Media Partnership internships
Read stories The Pitt News staffers James Paul and Betul Tuncer wrote throughout the fall semester.
Jim Coleman’s book was honored by the American Association of Teachers of Italian
His exploration of Renaissance practices of improvisation and oral poetry, “A Sudden Frenzy,” won the organization’s First Book Prize.
The University Library System will host the full collection of Pitt podcast ‘Being Human’
Audio and transcripts of interviews with nearly 70 humanities researchers are available now.
'Dreams Deferred' memoir chronicles a path from poverty to social impact
Brandolon Barnett writes about “recession, struggle and the quest for a better world.” And, more books by Pitt alumni, out now.
Nathan Xavier Osorio won the 2024 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
His debut collection, “Querida,” will be published as part of the Pitt Poetry Series next fall.
Submissions are open for the 2024 Center for African American Poetry and Poetics Book Prize
The reading period for the prize, awarded annually to a first or second book by a writer of African descent, closes Feb. 15.