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September 11, 2019 - 10:29am
Pitt PARK(ing) Day Will Kick Off Year of Creativity
Visit Schenley Drive on Friday, Sept. 20, to see how University departments and organizations have transformed parking spaces into exciting pop-up installations.
September 3, 2019 - 11:45am
Faculty Event Explores Incorporating Books on Mental Illness into Courses
Faculty and staff are invited to join two professors in an interactive workshop that can shed light on mental illnesses and how they are discussed.
August 20, 2019 - 4:27pm
New Latinx Cluster-hiring Initiative Supports Provost Diversity Priority
The Office of the Provost’s new initiative supports University diversity efforts by increasing the number of faculty members focused on Latinx issues.
August 9, 2019 - 1:53pm
Intuitive and Accessible Course System Begins Limited Rollout This Fall
This fall, 85 faculty and their students are participating in an early adopter cohort of Canvas, the learning management system that will replace Blackboard (CourseWeb) as of summer 2020.
August 7, 2019 - 9:38am
The Call for Creativity
Calling all makers, all poets and scientists, all math problem-solvers and jazz freestylers: The Year of Creativity wants your submissions for proposals, programs and events.
August 7, 2019 - 9:27am
Center for Urban Education Hosts Sold-out Educator Forum
The Center for Urban Education hosted its annual forum, which brought together K-12 higher ed teaching practitioners and scholars to tackle the topic of how to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline.
August 7, 2019 - 9:17am
Pitt Researchers Tackle the ‘Baby Penalty’
Working parents in academia face some tough challenges. Health science researchers Jackie Burgette and Kristin Ray are doing their part to remedy a big one: child care at conferences.
July 31, 2019 - 9:41am
Pitt Undergraduate Admission Applications Open Aug. 1
Applications for admission for freshmen, international and transfer students for fall 2020 open Thursday, Aug. 1.
July 17, 2019 - 8:47am
University of Pittsburgh Approves 2020 Operating and Capital Budgets
The Executive and Budget Committees of the Board of Trustees finalized the University’s budgets for the 2019-2020 academic year. The budget includes approximately $130 million for financial aid initiatives like the Pitt Success Pell Match Program and Panthers Forward.
July 10, 2019 - 9:07am
Registration Open for CUE Summer Educator Forum
Pitt’s Center for Urban Education is hosting its annual Summer Educator Forum from July 18-20, focusing on the school-to-prison pipeline. “This year's CUESEF will underscore the importance of collective dialogue for thinking about justice in educational practice,” said CUE Director T. Elon Dancy.