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Dr. Valerie Kinloch: A Committed Change Agent
Dr. Valerie Kinloch’s commitment to engaged pedagogies, community-centered work and educational equity and justice all stems back to the lessons she learned from her mother and father while growing up in the segregated south in Charleston, South Carolina.
April 3, 2019
African-American
Transitioning to Urban Education
After spending a decade at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. T. Elon Dancy II has joined the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh as the Helen S. Faison Chair and director of the Center for Urban Education.
September 27, 2018
News Roundup
Report: Officer Who Shot 17-year-old in Pa. Left University Job After Case There Dropped
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A Pennsylvania police officer who fired the shots that killed a teenager fleeing a traffic stop left his previous job with a university police force about a month after prosecutors dropped a case against three men he’d filed charges against. East Pittsburgh Officer Michael Rosfeld, who officials say shot 17-year-old Antwon Rose, […]
June 25, 2018
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New Book Explores Unsung Black Women Freedom Fighters
The title of Dr. Keisha Blain’s critically acclaimed new book about Black nationalist women may portend her own future as a scholar and historian. “Set the World on Fire” and her other projects reveal a woman ablaze with momentum.
May 15, 2018
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Cosby Conviction Dismantles Legacy, Dismays Scholars
Bill Cosby used his power and influence to elevate African-Americans on television in the 1980s and to promote education and HBCUs. His conviction Thursday of sex crimes leaves some scholars saddened and dismayed.
April 26, 2018
News Roundup
University of Pittsburgh Suspends Sorority While Police Probe Hazing Allegations
PITTSBURGH – Police say they’re investigating a potential hazing incident by a sorority at the University of Pittsburgh, and the school has suspended the chapter. Penn Hills Police Chief Howard Burton said Wednesday that the mother of an Alpha Kappa Alpha pledge noticed bruising on her daughter and contacted police. Burton says investigators spoke with […]
March 1, 2018
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A Pioneer in the Literary World of ‘Black Panther’
The official release of Marvel’s highly anticipated Black Panther film over the weekend was a momentous cultural moment for Dr. Yona Harvey and countless others in Black communities.
February 18, 2018
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Garcia Feels Most Effective on Front Lines of Higher Education
Although Dr. Gina Ann Garcia is an advocate for equity and diversity, she didn’t always know that she wanted to build a career in higher education. But during her time in college, Garcia decided that she wanted to give people the same “transformative” experience that she had as a student.
August 23, 2017
African-American
Heartbroken Jazz Aficionados Agree: Geri Allen Brought ‘Spirit to the Music’
Geri Allen, the beloved jazz musician and director of jazz studies at the University of Pittsburgh, died of cancer on Tuesday in Philadelphia at the age of 60.
June 28, 2017
LGBTQ+
Diverse Docket: Judge Tosses Title IX Suit Against Pitt
Public universities that receive federal funds can legally prohibit transgender students from using sex-segregated facilities of the gender they identify with, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled.
April 16, 2015
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