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Faculty Assembly discusses performance criteria, forms dependent care committee

By Abby Cardilli, For The Pitt News • October 8, 2021

Pitt’s Faculty Assembly this week discussed performance criteria for faculty members, formed an ad-hoc committee on dependent care and talked about efforts to explore the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine requirement.

Pitt to provide additional preschool option through Boys & Girls Clubs partnership

By Natalie Frank, News Editor • September 2, 2021

Pitt announced Monday that it’s partnering with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania to provide preschool-aged children of Pitt faculty, staff and graduate students an opportunity to enroll in a preschool program at two BGCWPA clubhouses.

Pitt professors face child care difficulties during pandemic

By Colm Slevin and Suln Yun • March 24, 2021

Although “Bring Your Child to Work Day” is officially April 22, many professors and students who are parents have been bringing their kids to work just about every day since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year.

Opinion | Working with children provides the skills employers are looking for

By Kartik Kannan, For The Pitt News • November 20, 2020

With a changing world leading to employers using new guidelines in the hiring process, a columnist writes that working in child care will help college students develop the skills that will help them stand out to employers.