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Pitt’s Keisha N. Blain and Yona Harvey are 2022 Guggenheim Fellows
The historian and poet are among 180 recipients of the prestigious award.
Redditors hail to Pitt on r/place
Alum Ryan Lynch and hundreds of other users defended the Pitt logo during a massive online collaborative art project.
Pop artist Burton Morris said he owes his life to the Cathedral of Learning. You can now see his painting of it in Hillman Library.
His parents met at Pitt in the ’50s. Last week, the Pittsburgh native unveiled his painting of the building that holds a special place in his heart.
6 in-person shows to see in Pittsburgh this April
From Afropop to Pitt Stages plays, Pittwire previews upcoming performances you won’t want to miss.
A writing workshop for LGBTQIA+ elders builds community and records history
In Our Own Write, a bi-weekly workshop hosted by Pitt’s Center for Creativity, forges connections through gratitude and loss.
At this Sampsonia Way Magazine event, hear about ‘The Everyday Pandemic’
The daily toll of life through the COVID-19 pandemic will be told from the perspective of writers and artists who are familiar with the experience of isolation and exile.
Terry Smith receives 2022 Distinguished Teaching of Art History Award
The award is presented to an individual who has been actively engaged in teaching art history for most of their career.
Get ready for spring with Pitt Nationality Room tours
Psyanky eggs in Ukraine, tulips in Turkey: Learn how nine cultures celebrate the season during special tours March 18-19.
Pitt’s Waverly Duck wins Scholarly Achievement Award for book ‘Tacit Racism’
The book lays out the many ways in which racism is coded into the everyday social interactions of Americans.
Register for 'College Writing and Your Neurodiverse Brain'
Registration is limited for the workshop led by English Instructor Johanna Murphy at noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16.
See the ‘women in the windows’ at Heinz Chapel this March
Throughout Women’s History Month, anyone with a Pitt ID can attend a free tour of the chapel’s stained-glass windows featuring historical women.
Learn about Ukraine's resilience and its history with Russia through these 4 songs
One way to better understand a country's culture and past is through popular music, says Pitt professor and ethnomusicologist Adriana Helbig.
ICYMI: A conversation on class, gender and fiction
Hear from Africana Studies’ Robin Brooks on her new book, “Class Interruptions.”
Alaina E. Roberts is a finalist for Los Angeles Times book prize
Professor Roberts digs into archival research and family history for her book, “I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land.”
Fall in love with data during these events
Feb. 14-18 is international Love Data Week, designed to raise awareness about research data management, sharing and preservation. At Pitt, there’s witchcraft is involved.
See the University Art Gallery’s longest-running Black women’s exhibit
Quilts, photos, paintings and other artworks from 22 artists form the Women of Visions exhibit, which is on display through Feb. 25.
Pitt’s first Black female assistant drum major marches with passion and persistence
De’Jovia Davis may have been raised in the South, but she discovered her home at Pitt Band.
Register for the In Our Own Write creative workshop for LGBTQ elders
The no-cost, virtual workshop will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:30-9 p.m. between Feb. 16 and May 9.
University of Pittsburgh Press announces the 2021 Starrett Award winner
Poet Anuradha Bhowmik will receive a cash award and publication through the press.
Submit your proposal by Feb. 1 for Year of Data and Society funding
Up to $8,000 will be allotted to approved proposals.
