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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
Jane Caldwell attends the Faculty Assembly on Nov. 29, 2023.

Faculty Assembly discusses antisemitic violence on campus, announces antisemitism ad-hoc committee 

By Marissa Kelley, Senior Staff Writer • November 8, 2024
On Wednesday, Nov. 6., Faculty Assembly reflected on the 2024 presidential election, addressed recent acts of antisemitic violence on campus with the creation of an antisemitism ad hoc committee and discussed new affinity groups to expand the Senate.
Pitt’s new Gift Acceptance and Naming policy went into effect on April 27 and established the standards and requirements for the acceptance of gifts and naming on behalf of the University.

Pitt’s new gift acceptance and naming policy upholds ‘academic freedom’ for faculty

By Quentin Tan, For The Pitt News • October 24, 2021
Pitt released a new Gift Acceptance and Naming policy — which went into effect on April 27 — that established updated standards and requirements for the acceptance of gifts and naming on behalf of the University campuswide.
Pitt’s Student Government Board introduced a resolution demanding the creation of a mandatory three-credit Black studies at Tuesday night’s virtual meeting.

SGB introduces resolution supporting mandatory Black studies class

By Nathan Fitchett, Staff Writer • October 14, 2020
SGB will post the resolution on its website this week for public comment and review and will vote on it at next Tuesday's meeting. Along with announcing the new resolution, SGB also discussed new COVID-19 updates, future meetings with Pitt police, constitutional revisions and upcoming SGB elections.
The University Senate’s Educational Policies Committee met on Monday via Zoom.

Education Policies Committee talks fall planning, alumna petition

By Ashton Crawley, Senior Staff Writer • June 16, 2020
Joe McCarthy, the vice provost of undergraduate studies, said the University is considering a rotating cohort model, where large lectures are split into small groups of students who attend in-person instruction on different days of the week.
Despite the uncertainty of an in-person fall semester, the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid has not seen a decrease in committed first-year students.

Pitt first-year enrollment for fall exceeds expectations

By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer • May 13, 2020
The first deadline for incoming first-years to commit to fall enrollment passed on May 1.
The University Senate convened on Wednesday to hold its annual plenary session focused on “Free Speech in the Modern University.”

University Senate discusses free speech at annual plenary

By Maureen Hartwell, Staff Writer • March 27, 2019
In a week filled with protests and demonstrations in the wake of Michael Rosfeld’s acquittal, the University Senate convened to hold its annual plenary session focused on “Free Speech in the Modern University.”
Valerie Kinloch, the dean of the School of Education, discusses the importance of education at the 2018 University Senate Council Plenary meeting. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

University Senate discusses teaching innovations

By Janine Faust | Assistant News Editor • March 28, 2018

Pitt faculty, staff and administrators gathered Tuesday afternoon to discuss innovation in teaching and making higher education more accessible to all. About 50 Pitt faculty, staff and administrators...

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