Editorial: Lilly Singh is what late night needs
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 4, 2019
Singh’s new role with NBC is a huge step forward for diversity and representation on late-night television.
Researcher, advocate: Sossena Wood promotes diversity in engineering
By Maggie Young, Staff Writer
March 6, 2019
Sossena Wood entered the Swanson School of Engineering in 2007 as an electrical engineering major, a major where only 0.9 percent of degree-earners nationwide are black women.
Opinion | Olympic breakdancing would promote inclusion
By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Columnist
February 26, 2019
The inclusion of break dancing, as well as other nontraditional sports, is an important step towards the goal of keeping the Olympic games modern. The IOC should include break dancing in the Paris 2024 program if it wants to keep the games fresh, relevant and inclusive.
Rowling’s retconning is unnecessary
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 28, 2018
In changing her own canon to presumably incorporate more diversity into her writing, she’s not adding meaningful content, nor is she being respectful in how she's introducing this supposed representation.
Editorial: ‘Sesame Street’ misses educational opportunity
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 21, 2018
Bert and Ernie — the beloved roommates of “Sesame Street” — aren't gay. For a show that has made concerted efforts to portray the kind of diversity that children experience in real life, this is a disappointing revelation.
Philippine Nationality Room highlights need for diversity
By Grace McGinness, For The Pitt News
August 29, 2018
The Philippine Nationality room is an important step in diversifying the Nationality Rooms, 20 of which represent white European countries.
Editorial: Trudeau demonstrates skin-deep commitment to diversity
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 26, 2018
Travelers in a foreign country have two options — they can learn the culture and blend in, or they can fake it until they make it. And while it’s impossible to know which strategy Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took on his official visit to India, it’s clear he didn’t make it. Trudeau...
Students discuss diversity in engineering
By Zane Crowell | Staff Writer
February 21, 2018
Since joining the National Society of Black Engineers in 1980, Karl Reid has dedicated his career to advancing opportunity and inclusion for African-American engineers across the country. “I got my leadership experience largely through NSBE, and I discovered my passion, which is to increase access...
Editorial: “Black Panther” sets standard for Hollywood inclusion
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 20, 2018
If pop culture in the 2010s is remembered for anything, it’ll have to be superhero movies. Marvel, DC and smaller franchises have populated the silver screen with countless heroes over the past several years, almost all of them white — until last weekend, that is. “Black Panther,” a Marvel Studios produc...
SGB plans to make diversity initiative permanent
By Madeline Gavatorta | Staff Writer
November 15, 2017
Student Government Board Executive Vice President Zuri Kent-Smith announced Tuesday that the SGB Diversity Committee will be making the transition from an ad hoc committee to a prospective standing committee — a permanent committee within SGB. “[The committee is] looking at new ways to make SGB m...
Students simulate marginalized experiences
By Elise Lavallee | Contributing Editor
November 7, 2017
A young man sat at a table behind two black curtains in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room Monday night. Across the table, two individuals intensely interrogated him. “What religion do you practice?” asked one. “What does your name mean?” followed the other. This scenario was part of Bo...
Girls won’t burn the Boy Scouts’ house down
By Sarah Shearer | Columnist
October 23, 2017
Between completing badges in financial literacy, car maintenance and proper dining etiquette, I learned the importance of diversity during my time as a Girl Scout — at just 10 years old. That’s why, when the Boy Scouts of America announced earlier this month that they’d soon begin allowing girls i...
Editorial: Pitt’s new board shows that it recognizes the importance of diversity, but there’s a long way to go
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
July 4, 2017
The Board of Trustees at Pitt has some serious power — by its own words, the Board “retains ultimate responsibility for all University affairs,” meaning its diversity is all the more important. Pitt appointed four new board members on June 30, three of whom are women. And while there’s st...
Duke divinity professor calls diversity training ‘a waste,’ faces discipline
By Jane Stancill | News and Observer
May 9, 2017
A divinity professor at Duke University has apparently resigned following disciplinary actions against him, after he questioned the value of diversity training at the school. Paul Griffiths, a professor of Catholic theology at the school, could not be reached for comment Tuesday about the flap. A col...
Rooney rule: Peduto calls for more increased diversity in city hiring
By James Evan Bowen-Gaddy
April 20, 2017
Mayor Bill Peduto implemented new measures Wednesday to amp up diversity efforts in city hiring procedures. According to a press release from the mayor’s office, Peduto issued an executive order April 19 to create the position of a diversity and inclusion officer — who will work to produce policy focused on recru...
Deaf activist, model shares experiences, advocates for inclusion
By Janine Faust / Staff Writer
April 4, 2017
When Nyle DiMarco was 24-years-old, a friend asked him if he ever wished he could hear. He immediately replied no. “I told him, ‘I have always been deaf. It is part of who I am,’” DiMarco said. “Why would I want to be any different?” This is the message the actor and model relayed ...
Promote intersectionality and inclusivity for a safer campus
By Amber Montgomery | Opinions Editor
March 22, 2017
Sexual assault prevention and inclusion are undoubtedly two of the most important issues on college campuses, but it’s time to revamp the way we address them. While administration and dedicated students often push for policy and awareness on both of those topics, they usually tackle each proble...
Rock solid: host’s comments on diversity outshined awards at Oscars ceremony
By Britnee Meiser / Staff Writer
February 29, 2016
Sunday night’s 88th annual Academy Awards ceremony was a night of firsts. Industry professionals started the ceremony’s first boycott over the #OscarsSoWhite controversy — which host Chris Rock returned to again and again throughout the night. The academy also nominated a woman for adapting he...
Five songs exceed musical expectations with humorous intentions
By Hagedorn
January 22, 2013
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