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‘A balanced budget for affordability’: Pitt increases tuition for Pittsburgh campus

By Marissa Kelley, Staff Writer • July 17, 2024

Pitt’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the University’s Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget and Capital Budget on Friday.

Editorial | Discounted in-state tuition is more important now than ever

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • July 12, 2023

In the wake of the blow to affirmative action, keeping in-state tuition rates low is more important than ever to maintain college accessibility.

The high cost of higher ed: Pitt is one of the nation’s priciest public universities for local families

By Betul Tuncer and Emma Folts • June 5, 2023

Even with financial aid, Pitt families pay more than those nationwide who send their children to their university next door.

Gallagher: Pitt’s in-state tuition discount at risk

By Martha Layne and Jon Moss • April 1, 2022

Reduced tuition for in-state Pitt students is at risk, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said. He blamed “some House Republicans and a select number of their leadership” for using “unrelated issues as political bargaining chips” to not support the taxpayer-funded discount.

Opinion | Work-study is unrealistic for busy students with bills to pay

By Jessica Snyder, For The Pitt News • October 6, 2021

College isn’t free, and I’m not expecting it to be, but the FWS Program is simply not worth it in the long run if students want to make actual money.

Across the board: Meet this year’s student government

By Allison Radziwon, Staff Writer • August 20, 2021

After a tumultuous election season and a year of online classes, Pitt’s Student Government Board has big plans for the 2021-22 academic year. The Pitt News spoke with the board to learn about their top priorities and plans to improve campus life this fall.