The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
SGB during its meeting on Tuesday, April 8.

SGB addresses concerns about ICE presence on campus, hears SJP lawsuit against administration, approves governing code bill

By Sydney Krasniewski, Staff Writer • April 16, 2025
At its weekly meeting on Tuesday at Nordy’s Place, Student Government Board heard concerns about rumors of ICE on campus and voted to pass the Omnibus Bill. A representative from Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), which the university indefinitely suspended in March, stated that the organization is moving forward with a lawsuit against Pitt administration. The board also introduced a new bill to create a SGB Disability Liaison position, which will be voted on at the next public meeting.
Demonstrators march down Fifth Avenue during a protest on March 22, 2025.

ACLU of Pennsylvania sues Pitt over SJP suspension

By Spencer Levering, Assistant News Editor • April 16, 2025
The ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a federal civil lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh and several administrators Tuesday morning on behalf of Students for Justice in Palestine at Pitt over the club’s indefinite suspension in March.
The Cathedral of Learning.

Pitt lifts hiring freeze for student workers

By Madeline Ward, Staff Writer • April 14, 2025
On March 24, the University hiring freeze was lifted for student employees, although the staff freeze is still in effect.
The Cathedral of Learning.

Trump administration revokes multiple international student visas at Pitt and other Pennsylvania universities

By Briana Bindus, Assistant News Editor • April 9, 2025
This week, international students at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, among other Pennsylvania colleges, had their visas revoked by the Trump administration.
A protester holds a trans pride flag outside of the O’Hara Student Center during the “Shut Down Michael Knowles” protest on Monday, April 7.

Pitt loses $1.2 million in funding for LGBTQ+ research

By Emma Wu, Staff Writer • April 9, 2025
Pitt lost $1.2 million in federal grants for research. researchers share “devastating” impacts of defunded LGBTQ research.
The Cathedral of Learning

Pitt dubbed ‘public Ivy’ in new Forbes list

By Anna Kuntz, Senior Staff Writer • April 8, 2025
The University of Pittsburgh made the March 26 list of public and private universities named “New Ivies” by Forbes magazine, one of 10 public universities in the country and the only public university in Pennsylvania to earn the title.
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Students are ‘upset, but not surprised’ over denial of gender affirming care at UPMC CHP

By Maxine Van Nortwick, Staff Writer • April 4, 2025
Pitt students and LGBTQIA+ members express their concerns about the recent denial of gender affirming care at UPMC CHP and lack of university communication.
Posvar Hall.

‘The name had to evolve’: GSPIA becomes SPIA amid decreasing graduate enrollment

By Bridget Pohl, Staff Writer • April 1, 2025
Going into the 2025-26 school year, undergraduates can now study in the School of Public and International Affairs, which was formerly known as the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. 
The Cathedral of Learning.

Pitt hiring freeze causes research and academic uncertainty

By Emma Wu, Staff Writer • March 30, 2025
Pitt implemented a hiring freeze that negatively impacts academic and economic aspects of the university. Staff and students express concerns about these effects on their jobs and future.
The entrance to the Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Department on the ground floor of the Cathedral of Learning.

Hiring freeze raises staffing concerns for Pitt language departments  

By Kyra McCague, Senior Staff Writer • March 26, 2025
As preparation begins for the 2025-26 academic year, Pitt’s language departments face uncertainty amid the hiring freeze.
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