Arts and Humanities
Joy Priest won an Advancing Black Arts Award
The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded the Pitt assistant professor $50,000 for her forthcoming poetry anthology, “The Black Outside.”
Live from New York, it’s Ben Asciutto
This Pitt alum’s childhood aspirations of working in the entertainment industry are coming true on the set of ‘Saturday Night Live.’
Diana Khoi Nguyen’s poetry collection was named a must-read by Time magazine
In “Root Fractures,” the assistant professor of English examines points of inflection within a Vietnamese-American family.
Out now: ‘Nightbloom’ and more winter reading from Pitt alumni authors
Peace Adzo Medie’s new novel gives voice to African women.
Tray Crayton III is staying in the game
The former Pitt football player’s recently released book charts his new direction.
Huey Copeland will serve as a juror for the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
The Pitt professor will help decide featured artworks for the annual Smithsonian contest.
The Pitt library’s vast and varied Latin American collection can ‘speak to anyone’
Meet Martha Mantilla, whose global experiences and passion for culture prepared her to manage the collection.
Raed El Rafei’s new film will premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
The assistant professor returned to his Lebanon hometown to create “Tripoli/A Tale of Three Cities.”
Cuilan Liu published a new book on religion and law in China
The Oxford University Press publication examines a long-overlooked campaign for Buddhist monks and nuns to receive legal exemptions.
When words won’t suffice, Morgan Overton communicates through art
Join the Frederick Honors College artist-in-residence at a hands-on, creative peace-building workshop on Sept. 21.