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6 budget-friendly things to do in 窪蹋勛圖厙 this June

Embrace the summer season with Pride festivals, an August Wilson play and jazz performances.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
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This Pitt theater professor is bringing more voices to the stage

Bria Walkers recent production of Emilia featured three women of color playing the main role. Its the latest example of her work to tell more peoples stories onstage.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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6 in-person shows to see in 窪蹋勛圖厙 this May

See a circus act, a Celtic magic show and more with Pitts Cheap Seats discount program for students, faculty and staff.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Arts and Humanities
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In honor of Audubon Day, check out Pitts collection of his prints

Pitt has one of the only sets of John James Audubons Birds of America series and was among the first to make them accessible in high resolution. Take a look.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Pitts Keisha N. Blain and Yona Harvey are 2022 Guggenheim Fellows

The historian and poet are among 180 recipients of the prestigious award.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Recipients of the Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award

Introducing this years Bellet Teaching awardees

Jennifer Laaser, Dana Och and Ellen Smith in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences were nominated for excellence inside and outside of the classroom. See what makes them special.

  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Faculty
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Technology & Science
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Redditors hail to Pitt on r/place

Alum Ryan Lynch and hundreds of other users defended the Pitt logo during a massive online collaborative art project.

  • Technology & Science
  • Arts and Humanities
  • School of Computing and Information
Burton Morris speaking at podium next to Cathedral artwork

Pop artist Burton Morris said he owes his life to the Cathedral of Learning. You can now see his painting of it in Hillman Library.

His parents met at Pitt in the 50s. Last week, the 窪蹋勛圖厙 native unveiled his painting of the building that holds a special place in his heart.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Cathedral of Learning
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6 in-person shows to see in 窪蹋勛圖厙 this April

From Afropop to Pitt Stages plays, Pittwire previews upcoming performances you wont want to miss.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
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A writing workshop for LGBTQIA+ elders builds community and records history

In Our Own Write, a bi-weekly workshop hosted by Pitts Center for Creativity, forges connections through gratitude and loss.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Get ready for spring with Pitt Nationality Room tours

Psyanky eggs in Ukraine, tulips in Turkey: Learn how nine cultures celebrate the season during special tours March 18-19.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Our City/Our Campus
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See the women in the windows at Heinz Chapel this March

Throughout Womens History Month, anyone with a Pitt ID can attend a free tour of the chapels stained-glass windows featuring historical women.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
Ukrainian music performers on stage

Learn about Ukraine's resilience and its history with Russia through these 4 songs

One way to better understand a country's culture and past is through popular music, says Pitt professor and ethnomusicologist Adriana Helbig.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Ukraine
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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ICYMI: A conversation on class, gender and fiction

Hear from Africana Studies Robin Brooks on her new book, Class Interruptions.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
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See the 窪蹋勛圖厙 Art Gallerys longest-running Black womens exhibit

Quilts, photos, paintings and other artworks from 22 artists form the Women of Visions exhibit, which is on display through Feb. 25.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
DeJovia Davis wearing blue and gold uniform

Pitts first Black female assistant drum major marches with passion and persistence

DeJovia Davis may have been raised in the South, but she discovered her home at Pitt Band.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
窪蹋勛圖厙 Art Gallery room with paintings and sculptures on display

Pitt recognizes community members creating a more just, equitable and inclusive 窪蹋勛圖厙

The 窪蹋勛圖厙 Art Gallery and Associate Professor Gina A. Garcia were honored this week for their work.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Gayle and Bill Pamerleau sitting on a rock, Galye with MSU sweater and Bill with Pitt sweater

Pitt vs. Michigan State is a win-win for this Pitt-Greensburg couple

Bill and Gayle Pamerleau, both long-time Pitt employees and Michigan State 窪蹋勛圖厙 alums, say theyre torn between the two teams facing off in the Peach Bowl.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Pitt-Greensburg
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Pittwires pictures of the year

Check out some of our favorite photos from the 窪蹋勛圖厙 of 窪蹋勛圖厙 in 2021.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Pitt student Maja Lynn wins 2022 Marshall Scholarship

The anthropology and museum studies senior wants to ensure that museums are a force for good in post-conflict societies. Shell use the prestigious award to study in Northern Ireland.

  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 News
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • David C. Frederick Honors College