New Pitt spending policy increases support for financial aid
By Janine Faust, Editor-in-chief
June 25, 2019
At a public meeting in Posvar Hall Monday morning, Pitt’s Investment Committee approved a new spending policy that increases the amount of University funding directly supporting financial aid.
Opinion | Matching Pell grants isn’t enough
By Emily Pinigis, Staff Columnist
February 28, 2019
For students who already received a Pell Grant, it’s a wonderful effort by Pitt to help alleviate some of their costs and worries. But for the students who don’t qualify, the effort leaves them in the dust.
Pitt now accepting the Common Application
By Elise Lavallee | Contributing Editor
April 19, 2018
Students submitting an application to Pitt in the 2018-19 school year will be the first class that can use the Common Application, according to a statement Pitt released Tuesday. The Common App allows prospective students to apply to multiple colleges and universities simultaneously using one applica...