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Hari Sastry is stepping down as Pitt’s chief financial officer
He’s headed to Georgetown University after a five-year stint at Pitt that included record research funding, increased transparency in the budget process and a focus on diverse supplier initiatives.
Innovation in Education Awards submissions are open through Feb. 16
Winning projects will explore ideas that focus on experiential or active learning to support an equitable and inclusive learning environment or technology-enhanced learning.
5 Pitt faculty were selected for the 2024 ACC Academic Leaders Network cohort
The program gives campus leaders the chance to deepen their understanding of higher education administration.
The Manufacturing Assistance Center at Pitt-Titusville earned 2 grants to support student scholarships
The funding from Crawford County and the Gene Haas Foundation totals $37,000.
Be sure you’re getting the best textbook prices with this Pitt tool
Compare costs for new and used books at the University Store on Fifth and beyond.
This CGS alumna helped bring honor to nontraditional students
The 50th anniversary exhibit of honor society recalls outreach to part-time and nontraditional students.
A Pitt Law alumnus is speaking out to inspire companies to achieve the unthinkable
A chance encounter taught Ron Mitchell the value of his voice, which is now a bright light for businesses large and small.
Introducing the 2024 Diversity Forum speakers
Feminista Jones and the Rev. William Barber II will deliver addresses on productive dialogue on Jan. 23 and 24.
How Jesse Horst is connecting students to the history and heartbeat of Havana
In part thanks to relationships he built in Cuba’s capital as a Pitt graduate student, this alumnus has created a competitive and immersive study abroad experience.
Pitt partnered with the state to offer a free trauma-informed therapy certification to Pennsylvania providers
The program, organized by the Department of Human Services and Pitt’s School of Social Work, will provide training on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for qualified mental health
Anastasia Lopez earned her Certified Master of Career Services
The professional development faculty instructor received the prestigious National Career Development Association credential.
Hannah Florey researched local police practices with an American Bar Association program
The School of Law student spent the fall 2023 semester as a fellow with the Legal Education Police Practices Consortium.
Carl Lawson was named Pitt health sciences’ associate vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion
He will lead efforts across the six schools to foster an inclusive environment for students, trainees, faculty and staff.
Shyam Visweswaran was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics
The professor of biomedical informatics is among 23 elected academic, government and industry leaders.
Apply for the Pitt Public Health Undergraduate Scholars Program by Jan. 31
The eight-week summer residential program introduces students to the role public health professionals play in healthy communities.
7 students completed the Hub’s basic machining course
Offered by Pitt-Titusville’s Manufacturing Assistance Center, the 15-week program prepares students to enter one of the region’s greatest employment opportunities.
University of Pittsburgh Police Department Chief James Loftus retires
Loftus steps down after more than 10 years of service to Pitt. Deputy Chief Holly Lamb will be promoted to chief of police.
Nathan Xavier Osorio won the 2024 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
His debut collection, “Querida,” will be published as part of the Pitt Poetry Series next fall.
Winter Commencement 2024 in photos
See the gallery celebrating nearly 700 Pitt graduates who crossed the stage on Dec. 17.
Submissions are open for the 2024 Center for African American Poetry and Poetics Book Prize
The reading period for the prize, awarded annually to a first or second book by a writer of African descent, closes Feb. 15.
