Kellyanne Conway became the first successful female campaign manager in U.S. history last November — but it wasn’t the feminist victory we hoped for. Conway courted controversy last week in her...

Top 10 Things To Do Over Spring Break   To some, it feels like just a few days ago we were all migrating back to campus for the start of the new semester. Others are crawling toward Friday with...

In a commencement address to the Rutgers University graduating class of 2016, former-President Barack Obama proclaimed, “In politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue. It’s not cool to not know...

With only a few months left in Pitt’s 2016-2017 Year of Diversity, it’s important to take a step back and reflect on how we’ve all contributed to making Pitt more diverse and inclusive this year....

About 50 miles north of Pittsburgh in Lawrence County, seismic detectors sensed a series of five small tremors last April. While the quakes were too small to be felt by people, they were unusual for...

If you’re just now hearing about Tuesday’s Pitt Day of Giving, you probably haven’t checked your email in the past week. The Day is the first of its kind at Pitt, strategically placed to celebrate...

With last year’s state budget crisis still uncomfortably recent, it was already likely that higher education in Pennsylvania should expect more funding drama this year — but now there’s a twist. The...

When the Honorable Jeffrey Manning sentenced a Pittsburgh resident three to six years in jail last week, the ruling was about more than serving justice to one victim. Ryan Kyle, 22, was the first person...

It took our new Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos nearly two and a half weeks after her confirmation to address issues related to higher education. Her statement, a few lines in a brief speech, foreshadowed...

You know those classic jokes rooted in misconceptions that are meant to mock a specific group's’ intelligence? Like jokes about blondes or frat boys, Neanderthal is a word often used as an insult, but...