Pitt establishes reopening postures for the fall, amidst pandemic
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
June 30, 2020
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher announced Tuesday that Pitt has established three reopening postures and universal health rules to guide the University through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Nearly 800 Pitt grad students sign petition demanding funding extension
By Benjamin Nigrosh, New Editor
June 25, 2020
Pitt offered faculty a one-year tenure clock extension in March, and grad union organizers said they see a funding extension as equivalent assistance for them.
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.
Flat tuition, fees expected for next year, Gallagher says
By Rebecca Johnson and Jon Moss
June 11, 2020
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Thursday that he expected tuition, as well as room and board fees, to remain flat for the 2020-21 academic year.
Pitt considering petition calling for black studies course requirement
By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer
June 10, 2020
Sydney Massenberg, a 2020 graduate in political science and psychology who will start law school in the fall, created the petition last Friday.
Gallagher announces health advisory group to help plan fall term
By Benjamin Nigrosh, News Editor
June 10, 2020
University spokesperson Pat McMahon said the group’s responsibilities will include recommending standards for the supply and use of personal protective equipment to students and staff, personal hygiene, social distancing and density in certain student spaces and considerations for vulnerable populations.
Pitt administrators address George Floyd’s death, nationwide protests
By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer
June 3, 2020
Floyd, a black man, died after white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes as Floyd said he couldn’t breathe.
Pitt requests extension for implementing controversial new Title IX rule
By Charlotte Pearse, Staff Writer
May 19, 2020
After the federal education department first proposed the new rule at the end of 2018, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher voiced concerns in February 2019 about the requirements for hearings and cross-examination.
Admissions numbers look ‘very good’ so far, Pitt says
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
May 15, 2020
Pitt’s admissions numbers for the fall look “very good” currently, despite uncertainty due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, University officials said Friday.