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
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 • September 30, 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...

Maggie & Stella’s cards and gifts relocated to Oakland Bakery’s former location on Fifth Avenue this summer.

Pitt Progressives protest Maggie and Stella’s

By Christian Snyder and Janine Faust, The Pitt News Staff • September 16, 2018
Pitt Progressives organized a demonstration Friday to protest the absence of a grocery store on campus.
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher spoke about the uncertainty of the upcoming Pennsylvania budget for higher education funding at the first University Senate Council meeting of the 2018-19 school year Wednesday afternoon.

University Senate Council talks state budget, unionization

By Madeline Gavatorta, Staff Writer • September 13, 2018
The 2019-20 state budget could mean significant shifts in how much students pay for college.
Telmar Palmer was charged earlier this month with invasion of privacy and attempted indecent assault.

Pitt heats up, AC goes down

By Hannah Schneider, Assistant News Editor • September 5, 2018
The University didn’t come to the decision on its own. In an email to faculty and staff, the Facilities Management Division of the University cited Pennsylvania Act 129, which demands a response notification from their electricity supplier as the reason behind cutting back on electric usage.
Jerome Cochran (center) was awarded Pitt’s 225th Anniversary Medallion in February 2013 at a Board of Trustees meeting. (Photo via PittChronicle)

Mark Nordenberg recalls late vice chancellor’s Pitt Pride

By Grant Burgman, News Editor • August 20, 2018
Jerome “Jerry” Cochran, former Pitt vice chancellor, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, at age 69.
Two men are suing Pitt, Michael Rosfeld and Garage Door Saloon over an alleged incident of excessive force in December. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

Two men file suit against Pitt, G-Door and Michael Rosfeld

By Grant Burgman, News Editor • July 18, 2018
The complaint alleges that Rosfeld was “not fully qualified to perform his duties as a Pitt Police Officer” and that Rosfeld’s “prior work history and conduct raised red flags and/or concerns pertaining to his ability to work safely with the public in performing his duties as a Pitt Police Officer.”
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher speaks at a Board of Trustees meeting in February.

Pitt Board approves budgets for 2018-19 school year

By Grant Burgman and Christian Snyder • July 16, 2018
Pitt received $4.4 million more from Pennsylvania than in 2017. “The vast majority of in-state students” will not face a tuition increase, according to Chancellor Gallagher. Out-of-state, engineering and graduate students face an increase.
Pitt received 171 applications for its first-ever Seed Project grants and selected 23 projects for awards, granting a total of approximately $1 million. (Graphic by Eli Savage | Staff Illustrator)

Pitt professors pursue new projects with Pitt Seed grants

By Mario Cattabiani III | For the Pitt News • July 11, 2018

Pitt is investing in change this summer, beginning with projects from professors at the University. The first-ever Pitt Seed Project awarded a total of more than $1 million to 23 programs designed to play...

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