Keisha Blain’s book is named among the best history books of 2018 by Smithsonian Magazine

Read more about “Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom.”

4 Pitt News staffers were nominated for Associated College Press awards

The student journalists are up for awards in the Story of the Year, Multimedia Story of the Year and Photo of the Year categories.

Kazuo Hara won the University Japan Council’s first-ever documentary award

The film, “Sennan Asbestos Disaster,” follows a group of former asbestos workers as they seek justice and recognition from an indifferent Japanese government.

Holger Hoock was awarded an NEH grant to rethink humanities doctoral education

The J. Carroll Amundson Professor of British History's project aims to foster a transformation in how faculty, students and administrators envision the broader importance of doctorates in humanities.

Kirk Savage is set to appear in a PBS documentary

"10 Monuments That Changed America" airs nationally on July 17.

Keisha N. Blain is appointed to a distinguished lecturer program

The Organization of American Historians program sends speakers to college campuses, student conferences, museum events and more.

University of Pittsburgh Press names marketing director

Alumnus John R. Fagan has 30 years of book publishing experience, including as vice president and director of marketing for Penguin Books.

Center for African American Poetry and Poetics creative writing fellow wins 2018 Whiting Award

Granted annually in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, the $50,000 award is based on early career accomplishments and potential for continued success.

Pitt's University Library System acquires a rare Jorge Luis Borges book

The notebook is intact, meaning that it is possible to study the sequence of texts the influential literary figure wrote in 1950-51.

The Pitt News' business and ads teams win national awards

The daily student newspaper took home more than a dozen awards at the National Advertising Awards Competition.