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Targeted outreach is bringing more students from rural Pennsylvania to Pitt
The pioneering efforts, including hiring a new rural recruiter, are boosting geographic diversity at the 窪蹋勛圖厙 of 窪蹋勛圖厙.
The No Club empowers women to take control of their professional lives
Four 窪蹋勛圖厙 researchers, including Pitt economist Lise Vesterlund, are putting a stop to womens dead-end work with their new book, out May 3.
These high school best friends supported each other through college, social upheaval and the pandemic. Now, they're starting the professional lives they dreamed about.
This first-generation student is on her way to becoming a philosophical counselor, thanks to TRIO
The program for under-resourced students helped propel Tia Blassingale from Philadelphia barber to future PhD student in an emerging field.
The Pitt Success Pell Match Program has invested more than $95 million in low-income students
Pitts groundbreaking financial aid program continues to make education more affordable for Pennsylvania students and their families. Heres the proof.
How reflective writing and a nudge from an app increased college prospects for low-income students
Pitts Omid Fotuhi found that a combination of self-affirmations and deadline reminders made students more likely to complete the admission process and attend college.
Pitt Hillel creates meaningful cultural experiences on campus and beyond
The student-led and staff supported group is a place of fellowship and celebration for Jewish college students across 窪蹋勛圖厙.
From first-generation to graduation
Pitts TRIO Student Support Services has been helping under-resourced undergraduates like Elizabeth Shunk for 50 years.
A Pitt Urban Studies major won a fellowship for her work addressing food insecurity
Junior Nina Mennies has been awarded a Newman Civic Fellowship, which supports community-minded students in their journey to becoming change-makers.
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.
Could your neighborhood influence the health of your brain?
A $9.6 million grant will help Pitt and RAND researchers measure the link between structural racism and cognitive decline in two 窪蹋勛圖厙 neighborhoods.
Pitt will name the indoor track at Victory Heights after Panthers legend Herb Douglas
The honor for the trailblazing alumnus and oldest living Olympic medalist was announced at his 100th birthday celebration March 12.
Learn how to get a NASA job in a new presentation series
Webinars offered through a Pitt-Bradford collaboration with NASA will provide students from all campuses and majors with detailed resume tips and other resources.
Notable Pitt women you should know this Womens History Month
Learn about the lives of just a few of the incredible Pitt women whose path-forging work changed our past and is shaping our tomorrow.
A new Pitt fellowship supports social justice in health
Five health sciences faculty members will get $10,000 and be paired with a community organization to address structural inequities and racism at Pitt and beyond.
Pitt Educations Ready to Learn program empowers middle schoolers to use math for social change嚜
The Center for Urban Education hosts the after-school and summer math program, inspired by civil rights icon and educator Bob Moses.
Last year, Kathryn Nesbitt became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match.
This Pitt junior made hockey history
Alex Randall is the first Black broadcaster to call a Canadian Hockey League game.
ICYMI: A conversation on class, gender and fiction
Hear from Africana Studies Robin Brooks on her new book, Class Interruptions.
See the new digital archive that puts Black history front and center
The Blue, Gold and Black Archive, debuting Feb. 21, will provide a permanent home for the stories and photos of Pitts Black community. Register now.
