The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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
Hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters raise their fists in solidarity at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and South Bouquet Street on June 13.

Op-Ed | Grappling with systemic racism

By Jack Daniel, Retired Pitt administrator • July 7, 2020
Jack Daniel, the first chair of Pitt’s Africana Studies department, says in an op-ed that we in America, and at Pitt, must confront an elephant in the room.
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher spoke about the dual crises facing the University at Friday morning's board of trustees meeting.

Gallagher: Pitt in a ‘watershed’ moment

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • June 26, 2020
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Friday that Pitt is in a “watershed” moment, while dealing with the dual crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and combating racial injustice.
A column written by former editor-in-chief Don Marbury in the Jan. 16, 1969, edition of The Pitt News.

Op-Ed | Working to tell the story right

By Don Marbury, former Editor-in-Chief of The Pitt News • June 23, 2020
Rev. Don Marbury, the first Black editor-in-chief of The Pitt News, reflects on his experience during the Black Action Society’s 1969 Cathedral of Learning sit-in.
Protesters march down Forbes Avenue, in the shadow of the Cathedral of Learning, at a Saturday protest.

Op-Ed | Pitt Anthropology grad students, alumni stand with Black Lives Matter

By Courtney Besaw, Anika Jugovic Spajic, Alexa Kellogg and Ognjen Kojanic • June 23, 2020
The settler-colonial history of this country that continues to shape racial hierarchies must be confronted critically in order to create a truly equitable society. We cannot and will not stay silent.
Protesters march across the Birmingham Bridge during a protest on June 4.

Letter to the editor | Africana Studies as a resource for Black studies courses on campus

By Yolanda Covington-Ward, chair of the Department of Africana Studies • June 16, 2020
Yolanda Covington-Ward, the chair of the Department of Africana Studies, asks students in a letter to the editor why they have or have not taken Africana Studies classes.
Protesters march down Forbes Avenue at a protest Saturday.

Letter from the Editor | We must capitalize the B

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • June 16, 2020
We will implement a new style rule, beginning immediately, to capitalize Black, as we should have done long ago. This change may seem small, but it’s not.
Protesters march down Fifth Avenue in the shadow of the Cathedral of Learning at a protest on Saturday.

Editorial | Universities need public guidelines in addressing hate speech

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • June 16, 2020
Students are demanding universities take action and either expel the students — in the case of Temple and Penn State — or deny the student admission to the University — in the case of Pitt.
Gallagher: Pitt has ‘let down’ black students

Gallagher: Pitt has ‘let down’ black students

By Rebecca Johnson and Jon Moss • June 11, 2020
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Thursday that Pitt has failed many of its black students and is planning multiple reforms to help combat racial injustice on campus.
In a written statement released on Tuesday afternoon, head football coach Pat Narduzzi publicly addressed his previous use of the word “thug.”

Narduzzi issues apology for past use of ‘thug’

By Stephen Thompson, Sports Editor • June 9, 2020
Narduzzi publicly addressed the accusations, and the use of the word, for the first time in a written statement released on Tuesday afternoon.
Sydney Massenberg created a petition last Friday urging Pitt administrators to require all undergraduates to take a black studies course as a graduation requirement.

Pitt considering petition calling for black studies course requirement

By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer • June 9, 2020
Sydney Massenberg, a 2020 graduate in political science and psychology who will start law school in the fall, created the petition last Friday.
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