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
Litchfield Towers A, B and C are located on lower campus between Fifth and Forbes avenues and house approximately 1,800 students.

Students required to shelter in place prior to returning to in-person classes

By Mary Rose O'Donnell and Ashton Crawley • July 20, 2020
Pitt is requiring all students, including those who live off campus, to complete a 14-day shelter-in-place period before attending in-person classes.
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher at a Senate Council meeting.

Gallagher: Key fall semester dates now in question

By Benjamin Nigrosh, News Editor • July 17, 2020
The news comes as some students, faculty and staff have urged the University to join the growing number of colleges that are moving to online-only classes in the fall, to avoid the risks of bringing students back to campus.
The Cathedral of Learning watches over an empty Pitt campus.

Pitt adds 4 new COVID-19 cases since last Friday

By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Contributing Editor • July 17, 2020
Pitt added four new COVID-19 cases, composed of three students and one employee, as of Friday’s weekly case report.
Op-Ed | Making Flex@Pitt more flexible

Op-Ed | Making Flex@Pitt more flexible

By Ben Rottman, Chris Schunn, Celia Brownell, Natasha Tokowicz, Peter Gianaros, Jana Iverson, and Timothy Nokes-Malach • July 16, 2020
Flex@Pitt is actually inflexible, and in its current form will result in a suboptimal learning experience.
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher at a Senate Council meeting.

Gallagher concerned about ongoing pandemic, but confident in ‘robust’ Pitt planning

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • July 15, 2020
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Wednesday morning that he, too, is concerned about the state of the country at this point in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Opinion | The top 1% have a stranglehold on American democracy

Opinion | The top 1% have a stranglehold on American democracy

By Ethan Tessler, Staff Columnist • July 14, 2020
The lack of political turnover, policy decisions, long polling lines — these are the real questions we need to be aware of and constantly thinking about.
Editorial | Fall instruction must be entirely remote

Editorial | Fall instruction must be entirely remote

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • July 14, 2020
Reopening campuses means that some students and faculty will die. There’s simply no way to justify this fiscally — or educationally.
Every student and employee returning to campus this fall will receive a University-branded face covering, Pitt said in a Tuesday announcement.

Pitt to give at least one mask to students, employees; establishes testing office

By Ashton Crawley, Senior Staff Writer • July 14, 2020
Students and employees returning to campus this fall will receive a University-branded face covering, Pitt announced Tuesday afternoon.

VIDEO: Pitt’s fall reopening plans

By Nathaniel Kohler, Multimedia Editor • July 14, 2020
Pitt students and faculty weigh in on the University's fall reopening plans amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Senate Research Committee met July 10 to discuss reopening efforts in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senate committee discusses COVID-19, IP policies

By Ashton Crawley, Senior Staff Writer • July 11, 2020
The University Senate Research Committee met Friday afternoon to discuss updates to the University’s intellectual property policies, as well as COVID-19 lab procedures.
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