Keeping the humanities ‘human’: A look ahead at Dietrich’s fall semester
By Benjamin Nigrosh, Senior Staff Writer
August 20, 2020
Despite the unprecedented circumstances for academia, Gayle Rogers said Pitt’s faculty members have adapted their curriculums to non-traditional learning spaces before and are ready to do it again.
The ascension of STEM doesn’t mean humanities are sinking
By Neena Hagen, Senior Columnist
July 11, 2018
In a world with an ever-increasing number of tech startups and engineering firms, our economy seems destined to be dominated by STEM specialists — which leaves universities scrambling to reinvent their educational offerings. Colleges are peppering their classrooms with expensive instruments and spending...
Communication department undervalues women, dean says after review
By Janine Faust / Assistant News Editor
March 22, 2018
The dean of the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences said Thursday that previous investigations and a recent survey of the department of communication have revealed an environment where women remain undervalued. “The investigations revealed failures of systems and failures of character,” Dean ...