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The David C. Frederick Honors College hosted their three-part Changemakers in Art series last Thursday and Friday, with events in the Center for Creativity’s Understory in the Cathedral of Learning, the William Pitt Union and Hillman Library. In congruence with the 2024 national theme of Black History Month, “African Americans and the Arts,” Changemakers in...

Throughout February the museum will be displaying winners in the inclusive call for artwork.

Pitt presented its two annual social justice awards at a luncheon on Jan. 26.  Pitt gave the Creating a Just Community Award to Ron Idoko, associate director of Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems, and gave the University Prize for Strategic, Inclusive, & Diverse Excellence award to Sexual Assault Facilitation and Education peer educators. ...

From the Carnegie Museums to grassroots groups like 1Hood Media Academy, the Pittsburgh community is uniting to collect art that inspires Pittsburgh's next chapter.

Community leaders in Pittsburgh, dedicated to making change for marginalized communities, gather to share ideas and strategies.

Increased gun violence in Pittsburgh has spurred city officials and residents to look for ways to combat the problem. A Carnegie Mellon University criminologist is recommending an approach that has generated controversy and debate elsewhere. Daniel Nagin, a professor of public policy and statistics at Carnegie Mellon, is calling for

Media Credit: File Photo by Jack Fonseca | Senior Staff Photographer GW joins nine of its peers in conducting a school-wide probe of diversity at the institution. Updated: Feb. 16, 2021 at 2:07 p.m. Experts said the University-wide external diversity audit officials announced late last month could lead to campus-wide improvements in diversity and inclusion if it can effectively reveal both GW’s strengths and weaknesses. Administrators said they will use the findings to create an action plan ...