SGB plans asynchronous classes on future election days, hears concerns from student organizations

By Sydney Krasniewski, Staff Writer • February 5, 2025

Student Government Board announced plans for asynchronous classes on all future federal Election Days and addressed new student organization concerns at its weekly meeting in Nordy’s Place.

Asian Student Alliance, Pitt admin discuss English Language Institute closure, sixth floor renovations at town hall

By Madison Dean, Staff Writer • January 25, 2023

Students and staff vocalized the need for an expansion of the OIB, faculty and certificate issues within the Asian Studies Center and greater resources for international students at a town hall on Asian and Pacific Islander students’ issues Tuesday night.

Editorial | Unionization is hard-won, well-deserved for faculty

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 22, 2021

Pitt faculty now have a position of leverage from which they can hold administration to an unprecedented degree of accountability, but that also means union leaders are accountable to their members.

Editorial | A $2,500 lottery is no replacement for a vaccine mandate

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • June 23, 2021

As more contagious COVID-19 variants emerge, it will be crucial to have a fully vaccinated student population that will also be willing to receive potential COVID-19 booster shots in the fall.

Editorial | Pitt’s lack of progress, transparency on a Black studies course requirement is unacceptable

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 16, 2021

The stagnation and opaqueness of this process makes it easy to doubt the University’s commitment to the lofty goals they laid out in June.

Editorial | Students need guidance, not just consequences

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • August 20, 2020

While students certainly have a responsibility to keep each other safe, Pitt administration seems radically unprepared to handle students who are violating health guidelines, and administrators had to know the violations were all but inevitable.

Editorial | Pitt administration’s lack of communication fails faculty, students

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • June 23, 2020

We’re thrilled that we’ve been of service to faculty and students wondering what Pitt’s plan is for the fall, but really, students and faculty should be getting this information directly from the administration.

Gallagher’s senior year: State funding, unions, #MeToo

By Ashwini Sivaganesh • April 23, 2018

At this weekend’s graduation, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher will send off the first group of seniors he also witnessed start their first days of classes at Pitt four years ago. Like most of the graduating...

SGB reflects on meeting with administration

By Madeline Gavatorta | Staff Writer • December 6, 2017

At Student Government Board’s last public meeting of the semester Tuesday night, SGB President Max Kneis discussed the board’s lunch earlier that day with Chancellor Patrick Gallagher, Senior Vice...

Provost Patricia Beeson to step down, return to faculty

By Janine Faust / Assistant News Editor • November 7, 2017

Provost Patricia Beeson will step down from her position in fall 2018, Pitt announced Tuesday. The University currently has three deans who will also be stepping down at the same time as Beeson, leaving...