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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

Year of Diversity, new centers confirmed at Board of Trustees meeting

Year of Diversity, new centers confirmed at Board of Trustees meeting

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor June 24, 2016

In the Assembly Room of the William Pitt Union, Pitt’s Board of Trustees looked back on the University’s progress during the 2015-2016 academic year and outlined plans for the year ahead. At their...

Arts & Sciences Dean John Cooper will return to the Department of Chemistry in the fall of 2017. Courtesy of University of Pittsburgh News Services

John Cooper steps down as Arts & Sciences dean

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor June 23, 2016

The second Pitt dean in two weeks has announced his return to teaching. John Cooper, dean of the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, will step down and resume his former faculty role in the...

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Edward Stricker steps down as Honors College dean

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor June 21, 2016

Edward Stricker will step down as dean of Pitt’s University Honors College before the fall of 2017 semester, but he’s not going far. Stricker, who has served as the dean since July 2011, announced...

Pitt’s Board of Trustees committee advances candidates

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor June 3, 2016

The Governance and Nominating Committee of Pitt’s Board of Trustees has advanced three new candidates for membership on the board. The committee advanced Edward J. Grefenstette, president and chief...

Pitt releases salary details of top-tier earners

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor June 1, 2016

In accordance with the right-to-know laws, Pitt has released its income tax returns from the previous fiscal year. Though Pitt is exempt from paying taxes on its revenue as a nonprofit organization, the...

Budget Committee Approves Budgets for Renovation Projects

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor May 24, 2016

On Tuesday, the Budget Committee of Pitt’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved four capital budget projects for renovating buildings on campus. At 10:45 a.m. in 2700 Posvar Hall, the committee approved...

Pitt announces partnership with U.S. State Department

By Alexa Bakalarski / News Editor May 9, 2016

On Monday, the University announced that the U.S. State Department has made Pitt a partner in its Diplomacy Lab, a research program that connects the State Department to university students. Through...

Pitt establishes $1 million fund for faculty, student business ventures

On Thursday, Pitt announced it will give $1 million to Pitt faculty and students looking to put the products of their research on the market. The $1 million in gap funding money — called the Chancellor’s...

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Uniting in Pittsburgh: Pitt’s faculty and student unions past and present

By Emily Brindley / Staff Writer April 25, 2016

Twenty-five years ago, Pitt’s faculty tried — and failed — to form a union after hitting problems with the administration and a lack of agreement among faculty. Now, the faculty are trying again,...

Abigail Self | Staff Photographer

Raising kids and GPAs: The stories of parents at Pitt

By Erin Hare / Staff Writer April 25, 2016

When Agnes Haggerty was a Pitt student in 2003, she worked 50 hours a week, carried a full course load and looked after her toddler. “The majority of my studying was done in the middle of the night,”...

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