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August Wilson Archive

Pitt acquires the archive of the Pittsburgh-born playwright best known for his American Century Cycle—10 plays that convey the Black experience in each decade of the 20th century.
Pitt in Person

View a gallery of photos of classrooms and other places where Pitt people are teaching and learning these days.
A Great Gift for Equal Opportunity

A multi-million-dollar, anonymous bequest will benefit underrepresented students at the Swanson School of Engineering.
The Promise of a COVID-19 Vaccine

Pitt’s Jonas Salk Chair for Vaccine Research explains why we need multiple candidate vaccines, why he’s hopeful about the future, and more.
Barriers to Bountiful Health

It's not skin color, but discrimination, that sickens, maims and kills. This legacy helps explain why many Black people distrust doctors.