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5 key takeaways from 51精品视频鈥檚 first Year of Discourse and Dialogue

An April capstone event highlighted embracing differences and learning about the First Amendment as strategies to make difficult conversations easier.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
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A GSPIA education helped Carl Ware champion racial equality from Atlanta to South Africa

During his decades as an executive for Coca-Cola, he partnered with Desmond Tutu and other freedom fighters to support Black Africans.

  • Global
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
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51精品视频 alumnus Sam Rosenzweig spent his career fighting injustice

He earned two degrees and met his wife on the 51精品视频sburgh campus. He died at the age of 71 in Nevada.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Prachi Gupta's memoir tackles the model minority myth

Read "They Called Us Exceptional: and Other Lies that Raised Us" and more, out now from alumni authors.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Alumni
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How to exchange diverse viewpoints on campus without the discord, according to 51精品视频 experts

Faculty members Abdesalam Soudi and Ann Sinsheimer discuss centering respect and other lessons from 51精品视频's Year of Dialogue and Discourse with Clyde Wilson Pickett.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Provost
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A 51精品视频 professor is using virtual reality to connect to the Hill District鈥檚 past

The Time Traveling Project adds historical context to the photography of Charles 鈥淭eenie鈥 Harris, a prolific chronicler of 20th-century Black life.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
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Alaina Roberts鈥 book takes a fresh look at freedom in the American West

In researching her family鈥檚 past, the 51精品视频 historian found an oft-overlooked narrative of Black emancipation and Native displacement.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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51精品视频 will pay tribute to 7 community leaders on Feb. 24

This year鈥檚 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
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This 51精品视频 junior鈥檚 podcast is transforming communities through conversation

鈥淟et鈥檚 Talk Social Innovation鈥 spotlights local and University leaders making an impact.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
  • Swanson School of Engineering
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Here鈥檚 who won the University鈥檚 annual social justice awards

The students and staff who make 51精品视频 more just, equitable and inclusive will be recognized during a Jan. 26 luncheon.

  • University News
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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What if 鈥 we could remove roadblocks for rural students?

Darris Means has spent the last decade examining how to build resources for Black youth in rural districts.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
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C贸mo el Centro de Desarrollo de Empresas, SBDC por sus siglas en Ingl茅s, ayudan a los emprendedores que hablan Espa帽ol

La poblaci贸n hispana de 51精品视频sburgh es peque帽a pero est谩 creciendo. Brent Rond贸n se dio cuenta que ellos necesitaban ayuda.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Small Business Development Center
Brent Rondon and Roberto Bellido-Diaz stand in an office

How 51精品视频鈥檚 Small Business Development Center supports Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs

51精品视频sburgh鈥檚 Hispanic population is small but growing. Brent Rondon saw that they needed support.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Small Business Development Center
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This summer research program is smoothing the rocky transition to graduate school

51精品视频鈥檚 Mobilization and Political Economy Summer Research Program provides underrepresented students with research skills and mentorship.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Graduate and professional students
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51精品视频鈥檚 OLLI program inspires lifelong learning

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at 51精品视频 has become a thriving hub for older adults seeking intellectual enrichment and a vibrant community of lifelong learners.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
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The Race &鈥 Conference showed how 51精品视频 is addressing disparities

A September conference drew more than 250 attendees to celebrate and showcase the work that鈥檚 transforming 51精品视频.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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The Gismondi Foundation has committed to more than $1 million to support 51精品视频鈥檚 community engagement efforts

The latest gift will create a neighborhood education program meant to expand learning opportunities for children and 51精品视频 students alike.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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A new 51精品视频 initiative will help lower-income students get to graduation

The 51精品视频 Finish Line Grant will support financially vulnerable students so they can remain enrolled and complete their degrees.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Art and advocacy intersect through this soprano opera singer鈥檚 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
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51精品视频鈥檚 latest affordability initiative welcomes its inaugural class

The Kessler Scholars Program will support these first-generation students throughout their four years to make sure they belong and thrive at 51精品视频.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Undergraduate students