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The Panther statue in the fall, set against yellow leaves.

Henry Cantu was elected to the NDDSWA Board of Directors

He will serve as program chair for the National Deans and Directors of Social Work Admissions for 2024-26.

  • Community Impact
  • Cultivate student success
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • School of Social Work
Dawna Cerney (second from left) and Susan Lucas (second from right) pose with others during their SEED award recognition for the Swissvale project.

Susan Lucas was named a Mon Valley Initiative Community Partner of the Year

The Urban Studies faculty member and Dawna Cerney of Youngstown State won for their work on the SEED for Swissvale project.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Campus during the fall season.

Huey Copeland will serve as a juror for the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition

The Pitt professor will help decide featured artworks for the annual Smithsonian contest.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Left to right, portrait of Diane Null, Bill Kline and Kathy Moonan.

21 Pitt-Bradford employees were honored for milestone anniversaries

Among the longest-serving staff members are Kathy Moonan, Bill Kline and Diane Null.

  • Community Impact
  • Pitt-Bradford
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Students walk alongside the Cathedral lawn in the fall.

Laura Winters was named Pitt’s assistant provost for strategy

She will also joined the Provost’s Cabinet, effective Nov. 1.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Frederick holds her arms up in front of an American flag after finishing Badwater

How can anyone possibly run 100-plus miles? Just ask Kaylee Frederick.

The 19-year-old Pitt-Johnstown student shares lessons she’s learned from powering through the world’s most grueling races.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Pitt-Johnstown
  • Cultivate student success
An individual draws during a University Art Gallery Maker Event.

Unwind with 5 relaxing campus events this November

Fall brings beautiful leaves, pumpkin-spiced lattes and … stress? Take a break with guided meditation, crafts and more.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Cultivate student success
A student stands in a lit hallway in their regalia and personalized cap for Winter Commencement.

Volunteers are needed for winter commencement. Sign up by Dec. 4.

Make graduation memorable by working at the Petersen Events Center on Dec. 18.

  • Community Impact
  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Cultivate student success
  • Commencement
Washo

Kevin Washo won a Pittsburgh Business Times C-Suite Award

The senior vice chancellor for university relations was recognized for collaborating with colleagues at Pitt and across the region.

  • Community Impact
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
The former Met Life building

Pitt-Johnstown will regain the former Met Life building, thanks to a gift from alumnus John R. Musulin

His $2.2 million donation supports the purchase of the 178,000-square-foot, four-story office building.

  • University News
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Pitt-Johnstown
  • Cultivate student success
  • Promote accountability and trust
Lise Vesterlund and other Behavioral Economic Design Initiative workshop attendees smile.

6 Pitt faculty presented at this year’s Behavioral Economic Design Initiative workshop

The Department of Economics unit seeks to advance economic design within the areas of women's advancement, health economics, market design and more.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Doyen's photograph of a factory.

This Pitt grad student is creating a historical map of the Hill District, one photo at a time

Landscape photographer Kale Serrato Doyen’s PhD research is inspired by Teenie Harris and informed by her work documenting Latino spaces in her Michigan hometown.

  • Community Impact
  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Cultivate student success
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
An individual rides an electric scooter on a Bigelow Boulevard sidewalk, passing by a bus shelter.

How to keep your scooter secure on campus

Register your ride on Pitt’s Bike Index and follow best practices for parking and protective gear.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Promote accountability and trust
A "Jitney" playbill in the Hillman Library from the August Wilson collection.

How Pitt helped August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ make its debut in Italy

The groundbreaking performance, translated in part by Lina Insana’s Italian language students, featured an all-Black Italian cast of actors.

  • Global
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Mantilla stands behind a table of books

The Pitt library’s vast and varied Latin American collection can ‘speak to anyone’

Meet Martha Mantilla, whose global experiences and passion for culture prepared her to manage the collection.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Be welcoming and engaged
Silhouette of a SCI speaker during a conference.

Hear from computing and information experts at upcoming SCI talks

Attend the Dean’s Spotlight Series on Oct. 29 and Dec. 5.

  • Technology & Science
  • Innovation and Research
  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Cultivate student success
  • School of Computing and Information
Portrait of Raed Rafei.

Raed El Rafei’s new film will premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

The assistant professor returned to his Lebanon hometown to create “Tripoli/A Tale of Three Cities.”

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Propel scholarship, creativity and innovation
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Culley at a podium

Leigh Culley is Pitt’s interim assistant vice chancellor for accessibility

An alumna of the School of Education, she has served as director of Disability Recourses and Services since 2015.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Be welcoming and engaged
  • It's Possible at Pitt
A student picks up grad gear during Graduation Central in the University Store on Fifth.

Pick up regalia and more at Graduation Central, Oct. 29-30

Plus, register for a Nov. 19 portrait session.

  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Students
  • Pittsburgh Campus
  • Cultivate student success
  • Commencement
Portrait of Shatara Murphy

Shatara Murphy was selected as an AITF Anchor Fellow

The assistant vice chancellor for Anchor Initiatives is among four higher education and nonprofit leaders in the 2025 cohort.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Be welcoming and engaged