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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.
Limited registration is open for the Racial Equity Consciousness Institute’s spring cohort
The series creates a framework for fostering anti-racist practices and creating racial equity.
New Pitt School of Education program supports future Black educators
The initiative seeks to add 35 Black teachers to the Pittsburgh Public School District over seven years.
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.
Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems marks 20 years with lecture on disability justice
Hear from human rights lawyer and White House Champion of Change Haben Girma Feb. 2 at 4:45 p.m.
Save the date for these Black History Month programs at Pitt
See the Blue, Gold and Black Experience Gallery, contribute to a new digital archive and attend the Black Excellence Bash.
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Pitt student groups
Here are three ways to ring in the Year of the Tiger, beginning Feb. 1.
How to find Pitt’s Black History Month events
This year's theme is the Blue, Gold and Black Experience.
School of Education summer academy to complement Pittsburgh Promise’s Advancing Educators of Color scholarship
The scholarship aims to add 35 Black educators to the Pittsburgh Public School system in the next seven years.
A Pitt hiring initiative aims to reduce racial disparities in the region
The program's goals are to engage more faculty to conduct research, educate students and engage in service.
Daren Ellerbee named inaugural director of Pitt’s new University Educational Outreach Center
The center is dedicated to creating equitable pathways for students to gain the potential to enroll at Pitt or other select colleges and universities.
How Pitt’s assistant vice chancellor for diversity plans to bring more voices to the table
Randi Congleton adds a personal touch to equity and inclusion.
Pitt recognizes community members creating a more just, equitable and inclusive University
The University Art Gallery and Associate Professor Gina A. Garcia were honored this week for their work.
Submit nominations for the inaugural Black Excellence Service Award
The award will be given to a Black community member who is making a difference at Pitt and throughout the greater community.
5 Pitt faculty members receive the 2021 Provost’s Award for Diversity in the Curriculum
The award is given to faculty who have successfully integrated diversity in the curriculum and inclusion in the classroom.
University Center for Teaching and Learning names director for equitable and inclusive teaching
The new director will evaluate teaching initiatives and work with faculty to assess the learning process.
Remembering the 1969 Computer Center Take Over
On Jan. 15, 1969, students in the Black Action Society staged a nonviolent sit-in to demand change from Pitt. Read four participants’ accounts in this oral history.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day events postponed
The Martin Luther King Day of Service and the Martin Luther King Social Justice Symposium will be rescheduled for later this spring, due to the University’s shelter-in-place policy.
Keisha N. Blain’s work named among ‘best history books’ by Smithsonian Magazine
“Until I am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America” was published by Beacon Press in 2021.
