Public schools in America are about to become more technologically savvy as of yesterday. Major tech and telecommunications companies are answering President Barack Obama’s challenge to equip public...

Contrary to what some may think, the Women’s Studies Program at Pitt isn’t all about studying women — or women studying, for that matter. And by next semester, its new name, the “Gender, Sexuality...

After delivering the State of the Union Address on Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama visited West Mifflin, Pa., yesterday to speak with locals about initiatives he proposed in his annual address...

On Jan. 18, 2014, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Bernard McGinley struck down Pennsylvania’s voter ID law, which mandates that constituents present a state-issued or state-recognized photo ID...

This past Monday, Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) introduced a bill that would allow children to stay under the state’s health insurance program instead of switching to Medicaid, a requirement outlined by...

To the Editor,As an early career teacher, collaboration with veteran educators is a key element in my work and a contributing factor to my students’ success.  As a result, reading Simon Brown’s recent...

Spoiler alert: This is not a list.It’s nearly impossible to scroll through social media sites without finding a link concerning a list such as “25 things to do before you turn 25” or “best places...

People often consider a bachelor’s degree as necessary to a student’s career — a stepping stone for future success and career paths. Through the past five decades, however, the degrees students have...

The Allegheny Health Network, primarily governed by Highmark — one of the two primary health care companies in Pittsburgh — has recently inked a partnership with the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive...

Cuisine has a way of defining us. It helps us expound our cultural identity in the same way music or dialect might. As French philosopher and gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin put it, “Tell me...