‘No way we can do this alone’: Panel uplifts local Black student leaders
By Maura Scrabis, For The Pitt News
August 30, 2020
Collective action was one of the main themes at the Solidarity Town Hall held Saturday evening, where Black student leaders from colleges around the City came together to discuss racial equity on their respective campuses.
‘Embarrassing’: Black student leaders criticize low Black student enrollment
By Rebecca Johnson and Jon Moss
August 26, 2020
Ottley said this is indicative of a culture at Pitt that she believes needs to change to attract, and retain, more Black students. According to University data, Black students represented 5.26% of the undergraduate student body in 2019.
‘The time is now’: Faculty and students discuss race, community at Juneteenth panel
By Benjamin Nigrosh, News Editor
June 21, 2020
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Equipoise hosted Friday afternoon’s "Juneteenth: A Prelude to True Social Justice and Equity at Pitt" panel.