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The Pitt News

Pennnsylvania Hall was renamed to K. Leroy Irvis Hall at the Board of Trustees June 30 meeting. (Photo via Creative Commons)

Trustees elect new members, rename Pennsylvania Hall

By John Hamilton / Editor-in-Chief July 5, 2017

Pitt’s Board of Trustees elected four new members, approved construction projects and renamed Pennsylvania Hall at their June 30 meeting. Pennsylvania Hall — which has held that name since its construction...

Pitt Law Dean William Carter will step down after the 2017-2018 academic year. (Pitt News File Photo)

Pitt Law dean Carter to step down, leaving Pitt a second dean position to fill

By John Hamilton / Editor-in-Chief June 30, 2017

The dean of Pitt’s law school, William M. Carter Jr., is stepping down to return to teaching full-time, becoming the second Pitt dean ending their tenure next spring. Carter's decision comes soon...

Penn State's Old Main (Photo via Wikipedia Commons)

Auditor’s concerns with PSU partially apply to Pitt

By Janine Faust / Senior Staff Writer June 27, 2017

The Pennsylvania auditor general harshly criticized Penn State after a recent audit, raising some concerns that apply to other state-related universities, including Pitt. In his 112-page audit report,...

Dr. Brian Primack will step down from his position as dean of Pitt's Honors College.

Q&A with new UHC dean Brian Primack

By The Pitt News Staff June 20, 2017

Brian Primack, a Pitt alumnus and professor in the School of Medicine, gained another title earlier this month when Pitt named him to replace Edward Stricker as dean of the University Honors College. In...

Former basketball coach Jamie Dixon topped Pitt's 2016 salary disclosure. (Photo by Theo Schwarz/Senior Staff Photographer)

Pitt announces finances, top employee earners

By Henry Glitz | News Editor June 13, 2017

Pitt’s annual financial disclosure, which it released last month in compliance with the Right to Know Law, revealed a pay structure with University athletics once again at the top. The University,...

Edward Michaels (Photo Courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh)

Michaels dismissed from Pitt after child pornography possession charges

By John Hamilton / Editor-in-Chief June 12, 2017

Edward Michaels has been dismissed from Pitt, according to a University spokesperson, after he was charged with possessing child pornography on May 24. Michaels is the former director of Pitt’s counseling...

University of Pittsburgh-Titusville's J. Curtis McKinney II student union also functions as a gymnasium and a dining hall. (Photo Courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh)

Pitt considers closing Titusville campus

By Caroline Bourque | Staff Writer June 6, 2017

Pitt is considering several options to deal with a lack of steady enrollment at Pitt-Titusville, including shuttering the branch campus, mainly due to a lack of steady enrollment, according to a report...

Dr. Brian Primack will step down from his position as dean of Pitt's Honors College.

University names Brian Primack new UHC dean

By Janine Faust | Staff Writer June 6, 2017

Pitt announced researcher and medical doctor Brian A. Primack as the new dean of the University Honors College Monday. Primack will succeed Edward Stricker as the third Bernice L. and Morton S. Lerner...

Edward Michaels (Photo Courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh)

Students react to counseling center director’s arrest

In the six days following the counseling center director’s arrest, Pitt students responded to the latest controversy at the center, while the University has largely stayed quiet and given little additional...

Edward Michaels' name was removed from the counseling center's staff webpage after he was arrested on charges of possessing child pornography Wednesday.

Pitt counseling center director charged with possessing child pornography

By John Hamilton / Editor-in-Chief May 25, 2017

The director of Pitt’s counseling center — Edward Michaels — was arrested Wednesday on charges of possessing child pornography. Allegheny County police arrested Michaels, 67, of Wilkinsburg, on...

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