Madeline Ward Archives - The Pitt News

Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer

Year: Junior ’27

Major: Media & Professional Communications

Minor: Political Science and Creative Writing

Contact: [email protected]

All content by Madeline Ward

More than 300,000 attendees flock to the North Shore for Night One of the 2026 NFL Draft

By Abby Lipold, Grace Longworth, Kyra McCague, Naomi Weiss, Sarah George, and Madeline Ward
April 23, 2026

NFL Draft traffic will affect Oakland, transportation experts say

By Naomi Weiss and Madeline Ward
April 22, 2026

Anti-abortion activist Lydia Taylor Davis debates students on campus

By Madeline Ward, Naomi Weiss, and Amanda Buchman
April 17, 2026

Brittany Graham: Bringing scripts to life, one costume at a time

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
April 14, 2026

Pitt boosts sexual violence prevention efforts with over $43,000 state grant

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
April 7, 2026

Pitt enrollment rises while other PA universities see decline

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
March 30, 2026

Pitt transitions to new software platform ClassRanked to administer OMETS

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
March 6, 2026

‘A challenging situation’: Upperclassmen face housing challenges amid enrollment growth

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
February 24, 2026

Senate approves new affinity group, weighs AI integration and survey changes

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
February 20, 2026

Federal grant funds Pitt’s civil discourse program Pluralism360

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
February 13, 2026

Breaking the taboo: Pitt faculty and students expand sexual health conversations

By Madeline Ward and Charlotte Hurt
February 11, 2026

‘Difficult times in higher education’: Faculty Senate discusses research funding, governance and campus issues

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
January 23, 2026

SGB passes resolution urging Pitt to increase transparency and protect international students

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
January 13, 2026

Pitt professor’s historic home becomes the city’s largest present

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
December 2, 2025

Pitt’s Archives and Special Collections preserve Pittsburgh’s history

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
November 12, 2025

‘People just aren’t willing to talk’: The ‘chilling effect’ impacts student journalism

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
November 7, 2025

New Pitt policy targets inappropriate comments in OMET teaching surveys

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
October 27, 2025

First-year overenrollment shifts new students into a hotel and fraternity complex

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
October 8, 2025

University assures clean water fountains despite student complaints

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
September 29, 2025

Car crashes into Fifth Avenue building after high-speed chase

By Madeline Ward, Staff Writer
September 15, 2025

Therese Pitman: Giving back to Pitt’s student-athletes with equality

By Madeline Ward, Staff Writer
April 25, 2025

Pitt lifts hiring freeze for student workers

By Madeline Ward, Staff Writer
April 14, 2025

ScienceWriters2025 conference loses Pittsburgh as host after Pitt and CMU withdraw support

By Madeline Ward, Staff Writer
March 24, 2025

Students recount ‘immediate pandemonium’ at Semple Street roof collapse

By Sarah George and Madeline Ward
March 19, 2025

Scarf bombardiers: Pittsburgh passion project warms thousands in need

By Madeline Ward, Staff Writer
February 12, 2025

TikTok ban raises questions about free speech, national security and creators’ futures

By Madeline Ward, Staff Writer
January 21, 2025

What Trump’s win means for the future of reproductive rights

By Madeline Ward, Staff Writer
November 22, 2024

Third party voters aim to support like-minded candidates this election season

By Madeline Ward, Staff Writer
October 31, 2024