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Flat tuition, 6% cut in next year’s budget

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • July 15, 2020

Pitt’s nearly $1 billion education and general budget will contract by around 5.9%, or $51.6 million, next year, following Wednesday morning approval.

Voluntary retirement program offered to faculty, staff

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • June 16, 2020

Pitt announced Monday that faculty and staff have been offered voluntary retirement programs in an effort to reduce costs for the University during budget uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pitt’s budget and endowment, explained

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • May 22, 2020

Pitt’s budget, and the process to craft it, is full of jargon and specialized terminology. This guide attempts to explain how the annual University budget is put together, as well as the different pieces that compose the budget and endowment.

Context: February Board of Trustees meeting

By Jon Moss, Contributing Editor • February 22, 2019

Today is the Pitt Board of Trustees' February meeting. Here's what to look for.

Editorial: The real consequences of Trump’s fake crisis

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 10, 2019

Trump is both a hypocrite and wrong to blame Democrats for a lack of resolution to the shutdown, and the longer he blames others for a problem created entirely by himself, the more people he puts at risk.

Editorial: Trump needs to compromise on wall

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 8, 2019

Trump needs to put aside his ego long enough to agree to a compromise, or else the consequences of a prolonged government shutdown will be serious for many Americans.

Editorial: Peduto demands non-profit conscience — Pitt included

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 15, 2017

Pennsylvania’s lawmakers may have struggled with a budget crisis this year, but Pittsburgh feels a little more confident of its financial competency. In his annual budget address Monday, Mayor Bill...

Editorial: PA ballot question doesn’t solve property tax problem

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 9, 2017

If you voted Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s election, you were presented with an interesting ballot question — should the state legislature allow local taxing authorities to exempt 100 percent of any family’s...

Editorial: State budget should react to rising prices

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 30, 2017

When Gov. Tom Wolf signed Pennsylvania’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year last week after a four month impasse, it came as a relief to many. Some, however, were more cautious about the release of...

Chancellor: mid-year tuition increases possible

By Rachel Glasser / News Editor • October 12, 2017

A mid-year tuition increase for students is not out of the question if Pennsylvania fails to fund its state-related universities, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Tuesday. [Latest: Gallagher meets...