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
What, Like It’s Hard? | Choosing where to apply and avoiding pressure

What, Like It’s Hard? | Choosing where to apply and avoiding pressure

By Livia LaMarca, Contributing Editor • September 20, 2024
Contributing editor Livia LaMarca encourages law school applicants to apply to schools where they think they will thrive and ignore the naysayers
Opinion | Opposition to home-school reflects political bias in academia

Opinion | Opposition to home-school reflects political bias in academia

By Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist • May 26, 2020
But while concerns over home-schooling usually focus on socialization or academic outcomes, research has demonstrated that these concerns are largely unsupported
The Harvard Crimson, the university’s student newspaper, recently became the center of controversy after reaching out to ICE for comment after an “Abolish ICE” protest.

Editorial: Harvard Crimson didn’t do anything wrong with ICE

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 13, 2019
The response from the student body shows a frankly concerning lack of media literacy that must be addressed.
Harvard must end affirmative action policies

Harvard must end affirmative action policies

By Neena Hagen, Hayden Timmins, The Pitt News Staff • September 14, 2018
Affirmative action programs had good intentions back in the 1960s — and good results for racial minorities — but today they’re just weapons against high-achieving minorities like Asian Americans.
Harvard University professor George Whitesides discusses chemistry issues researchers may encounter in the future at the Swanson School of Engineering’s 2018 Covestro Distinguished Lecture Thursday evening. (Photo by Divyanka Bhatia | Staff Photographer)

Covestro lectures honors professor

By Briana Canady | Staff Writer • April 20, 2018

Harvard University professor George Whitesides spoke to a crowd of about 150 people Thursday night in Benedum Hall about how chemistry can be utilized in all industries to bring opportunities for invention...

Chelsea Manning, who leaked more than 700,000 classified military documents to WikiLeaks, was named as the Kennedy School's "first transgender fellow." (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

CIA constricts debate at Harvard

By Maggie Durwald | For The Pitt News • October 1, 2017

When Edward Snowden appeared via internet connection for a speech in the William Pitt Union this February, students reacted to the presence of the controversial figure, best known for leaking documents...

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