Pitt quietly releases socially responsible investment criteria
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
June 16, 2020
Pitt quietly released a socially responsible investment policy statement in March, delivering another win to student activists pushing for fossil fuel divestment and endowment transparency.
Board committee approves flat endowment distribution rate
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
June 16, 2020
Pitt will not increase the payout from its endowment for fiscal year 2021, a board committee unanimously voted Tuesday.
Op-ed | Leaving the endowment alone during the crisis is the right call
By Ilia Murtazashvili, Associate professor of public policy
June 2, 2020
There are several reasons why the chancellor’s call is the right one.
Op-ed | Pitt can and should use its endowment to get us through this crisis
By Tyler Bickford, Associate professor of English
May 26, 2020
Not to mince words: it is wrong that the Chancellor, who received a $669,738 base salary this year, would use sympathetic students as an excuse not to protect the jobs of the faculty and staff who support those students, often for wages less than one-twentieth of his.
Pitt’s budget and endowment, explained
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
May 22, 2020
Pitt’s budget, and the process to craft it, is full of jargon and specialized terminology. This guide attempts to explain how the annual University budget is put together, as well as the different pieces that compose the budget and endowment.
Pitt announces long-time CFO’s retirement
By John Hamilton | Managing Editor
February 20, 2018
Pitt’s chief financial officer and senior vice chancellor, Arthur Ramicone, will retire in August after a 30-year career at Pitt, the University announced Tuesday. Ramicone, 64, is the second senior vice chancellor who will step down in 2018, following Provost Patricia Beeson’s announcement that she will leave ...