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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.
Pitt’s Health Justice Scholars focus on equity in public health
Students are addressing issues including health disparities in transgender communities and links between racism and asthma.
Student-led Relearn Our Land initiative encourages advocacy and equity
A sustainability course inspired three students to create a garden and educational campaign that will honor Aborigine American, Indigenous and Native cultural groups.
Nick Pace and Connor Johnson win first place in Virginia Datathon
This year’s theme was addressing hunger with bits and bytes.
Rory Cooper receives the John P. McGovern Science and Society Award
Recipients of this award represent individuals who have supported research, the communication of science and the impact of science on society.
The first in-person event at the SHRS Wellness Pavilion focused on Black maternal health
The forum gave attendees a chance to discuss solutions to pressing health issues in the Homewood community and beyond.
Pitt Black Faculty Development Initiative receives grant to tackle health disparities
The $250,000 from the Richard King Mellon Foundation will both support Black faculty at Pitt and address Black maternal and infant health in Western Pennsylvania and beyond.
Meet Pitt’s chief diversity officer
Vice Chancellor Clyde Wilson Pickett shares what he’s been doing to create a more equitable and inclusive university.
