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10 Pitt leaders salaries raised by 4.25%

By Colm Slevin, Assistant News Editor • January 23, 2023

Ten Pitt leaders will receive a 4.25% salary increase this year.

Pitt announces committee that will select next chancellor

By Allison Radziwon and Pamela Smith • September 21, 2022

Board of Trustees Chair Doug Browning appointed on Tuesday the search committee and the search firm that will find Pitt’s new chancellor, according to a media release from the University.

‘It doesn’t feel like my last year:’ Gallagher talks monkeypox, large class sizes and more

By Colm Slevin, Assistant News Editor • September 14, 2022

Chancellor Patrick Gallagher spoke to The Pitt News last Wednesday about his final year as chancellor, monkeypox on campus, Pitt’s partnership with Carlow University for overflow student housing and more.

The big names: people to know at Pitt

By Jacob Mraz , Staff Writer • August 4, 2022

Let’s face it, these first few weeks on campus are likely to be a whirlwind. Right now students are more worried about getting IDs, figuring out where classes are and making friends than remembering a name they briefly heard at orientation.

Board of Trustees appoints Douglas Browning as board chairman

By Allison Radziwon, Assistant News Editor • June 24, 2022

During Pitt’s annual Board of Trustees meeting, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher described the process of building support for the in-state tuition discount as “intense”.

Exclusive: Gallagher reflects on tenure, decision to step down

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • April 20, 2022

There’s not necessarily a “natural moment” to announce you want to step away from leading a $2 billion research university, according to Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher.

Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher to step down in summer 2023

By Martha Layne and Jon Moss • April 7, 2022

Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher will step down from his position in summer 2023, the University announced Thursday morning.

Gallagher: Pitt’s in-state tuition discount at risk

By Martha Layne and Jon Moss • April 1, 2022

Reduced tuition for in-state Pitt students is at risk, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said. He blamed “some House Republicans and a select number of their leadership” for using “unrelated issues as political bargaining chips” to not support the taxpayer-funded discount.

Senate Council discusses new masking guidelines, government funding for in-state tuition

By Alaina Goldberg, Staff Writer • March 24, 2022

The Senate Council started its Wednesday meeting by discussing these new guidelines. The Council, which met in-person and on Zoom, also discussed government funding for in-state tuition, the Russia-Ukraine war and external interference on what can or cannot be covered in courses.

Gallagher talks enrollment at Board of Trustees meeting

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • February 25, 2022

Chancellor Patrick Gallagher Gallagher spoke at Friday afternoon’s Board of Trustees meeting about changing enrollment dynamics in higher education.