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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Students who attended Pitt Day in Harrisburg were treated to tours of the capitol, sit-down conversations with elected officials and a career-advice panel with Pitt alumni who work in the state government.

Pitt students visit State Capitol

By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer • March 27, 2019
Dozens of Pitt students boarded buses at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday to attend Pitt’s annual Day in Harrisburg.
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher testified Tuesday with executives from other state universities including Penn State, Lincoln and Temple in front of the state Senate Appropriations Committee in Harrisburg to advocate for their requested funding.

Chancellor seeks state funding at Harrisburg hearing

By Jon Moss, Contributing Editor • February 27, 2019
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher testified Tuesday in front of the State Senate Appropriations Committee in Harrisburg with other executives from Pennsylvania universities, hoping to increase state funding for higher education for the 2019-20 fiscal year.
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher speaks during the February 2018 Board of Trustees meeting.

Context: February Board of Trustees meeting

By Jon Moss, Contributing Editor • February 22, 2019
Today is the Pitt Board of Trustees' February meeting. Here's what to look for.
Illona Beresford, senior project manager at the University, notes the importance of sustainability in the University’s future development plans.

Residents, faculty voice qualms with master plan

By Emily Wolfe, Assistant News Editor • February 12, 2019
Pitt will unveil the finalized version of its campus master plan at the end of this week. It includes a plan for more housing, with a net total of 775 new beds and an increase in sustainability efforts.
Pitt faculty see future in union

Pitt faculty see future in union

By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer • February 6, 2019

To most passersby, the fliers, posters and comics adorning the office doors in the narrow corridors on the fourth floor of the Cathedral of Learning blend in with the rest of campus. But for Tyler McAndrew,...

The new general education requirements in the Dietrich School focus on different aspects of diversity, and replace requirements last updated in 2002.

New gen ed requirements encourage cultural understanding

By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Staff Writer • January 7, 2019
This past semester marked the implementation of a new set of general education requirements for the Dietrich School, the finale of a year-long effort.
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher speaks with students at the event commemorating the first class of Panthers Forward — 150 seniors who will receive $5,000 in direct federal student loan relief.

Pitt recognizes inaugural Panthers “Forward” class

By Brian Gentry, Contributing Editor • December 10, 2018
The University of Pittsburgh recognized the inaugural class of Panthers Forward, a program which seeks to relieve student debt, on Friday.
Pitt grad student union organizers, in conjunction with United Steelworkers, projected their campaign logo on the Cathedral last year.

Graduate students make their case for unionization

By Janine Faust, Managing Editor • October 9, 2018
After a week of testimony in front of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, the administration could not present all its witnesses in the original time frame allotted to them by the board.
The Panthers Forward program aims to utilize donations from the University’s alumni network to finance current students’ tuition. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

Pitt announces Panthers Forward to ease student debt

By Christian Snyder, Editor-in-Chief • October 3, 2018
While there’s little Pitt can do to procure more funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the University wants to help students deal with their debt. Pitt announced the creation of Panthers Forward yesterday, a new debt easement program that aims to to help fund current students’ education by utilizing the University’s alumni network.
Lothrop Hall is among the facilities due for redevelopment under Pitt’s Campus Master Plan. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Assistant Visual Editor)

Chancellor releases 30-year Campus Master Plan

By Sarah Shearer, Assistant News Editor • October 1, 2018

Pitt as we know it may look a lot different by the time the next generation of applications rolls in. The University released a Campus Master Plan in a Board of Trustees meeting Friday, including plans...

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