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Roberts holds her book at the end of two library stacks

Alaina Roberts’ book takes a fresh look at freedom in the American West

In researching her family’s past, the Pitt historian found an oft-overlooked narrative of Black emancipation and Native displacement.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Three plaques sit on a table with a blue tablecloth in front of a projection of Pittsburgh's skyline

Pitt will pay tribute to 7 community leaders on Feb. 24

This year’s K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month celebration will recognize unsung champions of the arts.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
McCabe

A new satire novel by a Pitt-Bradford writing professor reflects on COVID-19

“The Pamela Papers" by Nancy McCabe is out now.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Faculty
  • Pitt-Bradford
Brandolon Barnett

'Dreams Deferred' memoir chronicles a path from poverty to social impact

Brandolon Barnett writes about “recession, struggle and the quest for a better world.” And, more books by Pitt alumni, out now.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Alumni
Skyes, Young and Overton

A new Frederick Honors program brings national experts to Pitt

Experts in residence will help the Pitt community expand their views on the world. Meet Morgan Overton, Sherry Sykes and Damon Young.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Community Impact
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
Two students lift a poster for the Grafica de Puerto Rico exhibit

These University Art Gallery exhibits spotlight Latinx and Caribbean identities

The series features Puerto Rican silk screen posters and an exploration of water in the Americas. Here’s how two Pitt students helped curate the works.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Pittsburgh Campus
Anto

An alumna is Pitt's second Erasmus Mundus winner

Maria Anto will study children’s literature at universities around the globe as she earns a master’s degree.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Zuly in a pink dress in front of a black background

Art and advocacy intersect through this soprano opera singer’s performances and scholarship

Zuly Inirio has performed across the United States and Europe. Now, through song and the Afro-Latinx Song and Opera Project, she aims to increase diverse representation in the industry.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Social Work
Lafferty jumps on the lawn in front of the Cathedral of Learning

This Pitt senior opened for Jerry Seinfeld. Now he’s part of Pittsburgh’s comedy renaissance.

Meet the self-proclaimed “ugly white man” who wants to be the next John Mulaney.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Undergraduate students
Erik Schuckers in the Center for Creativity space

As the Center for Creativity has expanded, so have opportunities for experimental research

Three locations across the Pittsburgh campus offer a low-pressure space for multidisciplinary scholars to gather, make and perform.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Pittsburgh Campus
  • Center for Creativity
Savage stands in a courtyard near the Cathedral of Learning

An exhibit near the Lincoln Memorial rethinks national monuments

Pitt’s Kirk Savage says the Beyond Granite exhibit on the National Mall taps into fresh ideas about public memorials. See it through Sept. 18.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Faculty
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Maggiore talks into a microphone in a club next to a live band

This Pitt MD/PhD student invented a new kind of DJing in his spare time

Joe Maggiore is studying how to make more realistic kidney analogs in the lab. He’s also trying to create unique nightlife experiences. See his performance Aug. 19.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Graduate and professional students
Bruce stands in front of a graffiti wall

Why public art is essential to community, from Pittsburgh to Paris

Associate Professor Caitlin Bruce studies how murals and graffiti vivify public spaces.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Cassaro holds an antique music book in front of a shelf of boxes of archives

What did silent films sound like?

A newly digitized collection of silent film music at Pitt is already getting attention from historians recreating an important era of cinema.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Darcy Prevost gazes at a miniature cottage she built

Pitt’s Emmy Award winners

These writers, journalists, designers and other alumni are telling stories that matter, and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences noticed.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Alumni
  • College of Business Administration
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Computing and Information
An illustration of breakdancers by a beatbox in front of University of Pittsburgh buildings.

Mark hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with Pitt and 1Hood Media on June 15

A free multimedia discussion will examine the rebellious art form that’s gone mainstream.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
A person with Dwarfism delivers a monologue while leaning on an overturned table

A Pitt history professor’s play debuted in London

The play, about abolitionist Quaker Benjamin Lay, is based on a book by Markus Rediker and was born at a conference protest in Germany.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A portrait of Nguyen in front of a body of water

How to live more creatively, according to a Pitt poet

In her poems and the classroom, Diana Khoi Nguyen explores hard stuff and healing by simply paying attention.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
A portrait of Michael Meyer

Meet Pitt’s first Berlin Prize recipient

Michael Meyer, a professor in the Writing Program, will present his studies on Taiwanese history to German audiences.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Global
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
The sunsets through a window

4 Pitt students earned Boren Awards to study language abroad

The recipients will travel to Croatia, Latvia, Montenegro and Tajikistan.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Innovation and Research
  • Global
  • Graduate and professional students
  • Undergraduate students
  • College of General Studies
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences