Pitt holds first-ever online commencement ceremony
By Benjamin Nigrosh, News Editor
April 26, 2020
In lieu of in-person commencement activities, Pitt hosted its first-ever virtual commencement ceremony due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Editorial: Seniors remember the top 10 things that happened during their time at Pitt
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 16, 2020
As they prepare for virtual graduation, The Pitt News Editorial Board seniors are remembering the best and worst of their time at Pitt. Here are our top 10 events.
Editorial: How to prepare for virtual commencement
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 9, 2020
Pop open a bottle of champagne while Gallagher is giving his speech and get drunk with your parents.
Opinion | Please let me mourn my final days of college
By Sarah Connor, Contributing Editor
March 24, 2020
It seems unlikely that I will get the graduation I’ve dreamed of.
Seniors react to commencement cancellation
By Benjamin Nigrosh, Assistant News Editor
March 23, 2020
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher announced the postponement of Pitt’s spring commencement ceremony in a March 17 email. According to the announcement, the University has yet to find a new date for an in-person commencement ceremony and has not yet announced alternatives to the event.
December graduates look to the future
By Ashton Crawley, Staff Writer
December 8, 2019
The culmination of every student’s college career and hard work is graduation. For Pitt seniors graduating in December, with the holidays around the corner and many of their peers making schedules for the spring, the experience is a little different.
Opinion: It’s OK to move back home after college
By Ana Altchek, Staff Columnist
April 17, 2019
A record 36% of college seniors were expected to move back home for at least a year upon college graduation in 2016. Despite their good reason to do so, there is a lingering stigma of laziness and failure that surrounds those who do.
Unconventional options after graduation
By Anna Bongardino, Digital Manager
April 17, 2019
This page was made possible in part by a grant from Year of Pitt Global. We’ve all heard the dreaded, anxiety-inducing question. It’s the favorite conversation topic of every well-meaning family member you have, at every family gathering in the year or two before you graduate from college. ...
Looking ahead at Pitt football in 2019
By Michael Nitti, Staff Writer
February 20, 2019
With National Signing Day in the books and the Panthers 15 days away from spring camp, now is a good time to evaluate the current state of Pitt’s football team.
TPN says ‘so long’ to senior editors
April 23, 2018
Amanda Reed, Online Engagement Editor I met Amanda the spring semester of my first year as a news writer. I’d already been around since September, but she wasn’t one of my editors until that January. I remember being a bit nervous having to work with an entirely new editor halfway through the year â€...