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
Pitt’s Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosts HerStory Slam in the Frick Fine Arts Building on Monday, April 14.

Celebrating Women’s History Month with the HerStory Slam Event

By Wendy Moore, Staff Writer • April 18, 2025

Idaya Sasikumar, a first-year psychology student, took to the stage to read her personal story. The audience responded with nods, hums and tiny snaps. This slowly progressed into a chorus of applause upon...

Editorial | Do not fall for Trump’s anti-DEI rhetoric

Editorial | Do not fall for Trump’s anti-DEI rhetoric

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 3, 2025
As simple as it is, the anti-DEI rhetoric espoused by our nation’s right-wing pundits is anti-Black rhetoric. It has been since the start of Trump’s reelection campaign, and many are starting to not bother trying to mask their blatant racism.
Ron Idoko, associate director of Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems, poses for a headshot.

Ron Idoko, SAFE peer educators win social justice awards

By Donata Massimiani, Assistant News Editor • January 30, 2024

Pitt presented its two annual social justice awards at a luncheon on Jan. 26.  Pitt gave the Creating a Just Community Award to Ron Idoko, associate director of Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems,...

Alumni Hall from Fifth Ave.

Office of Admissions and Financial Aid hosts multicultural visit program for prospective students

By Elle Kenney, Staff Writer • February 27, 2023
On Friday, Pitt invited admitted students who have been “historically underrepresented” in higher education to attend the annual multicultural visit program, hosted by the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid.
A woman participates in biology research.

Pitt biologists work to ‘equalize risk’ in field research

By Donata Massimiani, Senior Staff Writer • October 13, 2022
A team of faculty and researchers in Pitt’s biology department created a field safety manual that serves to increase safety, minimize risk as well as identify inequities and their solutions.
Last Wednesday’s Faculty Assembly meeting.

Faculty Assembly talks community engaged scholarship, new budget model

By Colm Slevin, Senior Staff Writer • May 17, 2022
Faculty Assembly President Robin Kear and Vice President Kris Kanthak discussed two documents intended to help Pitt become more equitable and uplift marginalized communities at last week’s meeting. Kanthak said the provost’s recommendations in the documents “give credit” to those who haven’t received it before.
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