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Pitt faculty union, administration reach deal on COVID-19 protocols
By Rebecca Johnson and Allison Radziwon
• August 13, 2022
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Students voice hesitancy, optimism with shift to mask-optional policy
By Daniel Okren, Staff Writer
• March 28, 2022
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Pitt faculty union, administration clash over lifting mask mandate
By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer
• March 26, 2022
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Senate Council discusses new masking guidelines, government funding for in-state tuition
By Alaina Goldberg, Staff Writer
• March 24, 2022
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Faculty Assembly discusses mask mandate, budget policy and more
By Colm Slevin, Senior Staff Writer
• March 17, 2022
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Pitt to relax mask requirements, adds 69 new COVID-19 cases since March 2
By Martha Layne, News Editor
• March 17, 2022
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Editorial | Pennsylvania schools are right to mandate masks
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
• September 1, 2021
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