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
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro smiles on stage at the Harris-Walz campaign event in the Fitzgerald Field House on Thursday.

Gov. Shapiro proposes flat funding for Pitt and additional money through new funding council

By Katie Hovan, Staff Writer • February 19, 2025
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed state budget includes flat funding for Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities, with an additional $60 million to be distributed among Pitt, Penn State, Temple and Lincoln through the Performance-Based Funding Council established last July.
The Cathedral of Learning

In-state tuition discount still in limbo after month-long impasse

By Spencer Levering, Staff Writer • August 27, 2023
For more than 50 years, Pitt has received substantial amounts of money to provide its in-state students with a discounted tuition cost. But this year, appropriations have been significantly delayed, potentially impacting tens of thousands of students.
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher spoke about the uncertainty of the upcoming Pennsylvania budget for higher education funding at the first University Senate Council meeting of the 2018-19 school year Wednesday afternoon.

University Senate Council talks state budget, unionization

By Madeline Gavatorta, Staff Writer • September 14, 2018
The 2019-20 state budget could mean significant shifts in how much students pay for college.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during the last day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on July 28, 2016. (Clem Murray/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Editorial: Wolf’s budget is progressive, but needs Democratic legislature to pass

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 7, 2018

Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled the fourth yearly budget of his term Tuesday — and unlike his previous three, we might actually see it fully passed before the end of the year thanks to the 2018 midterm elections....

Gov. Tom Wolf leaves the Cathedral of Learning after meeting with Chancellor Patrick Gallagher amid state funding concerns. (Photo by John Hamilton | Managing Editor)

Gallagher meets with Gov. Wolf amid Pitt funding uncertainties

By Rachel Glasser and John Hamilton / TPN Staff • October 12, 2017

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf met with Chancellor Patrick Gallagher Thursday morning amid a state budget impasse that's making Pitt's state funding uncertain. Wolf met with Gallagher to "reassure him of...

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