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This 51精品视频-led program will help underrepresented minorities in science and medicine move into leadership roles

The multi-institutional TRANSFORM program supports mid-career faculty during a pivotal time for growth.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Learn to fight inequity at this year鈥檚 Diversity Forum

The University鈥檚 signature inclusion event features 65 free sessions that will help participants learn, heal and grow. Here鈥檚 a preview of the workshops, performances and art.

  • University News
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Elyse Mark, student coordinator for 51精品视频鈥檚 Medical Student Pride Alliance, received the inaugural Dena Hofkosh Award.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Medicine
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Here鈥檚 what 51精品视频 is doing to spend more money with diverse businesses

Meet Jennifer Barnes, 51精品视频鈥檚 supplier diversity and sustainability coordinator who鈥檚 helping Pennsylvania businesses thrive at 51精品视频.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
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5 Juneteenth events to check out this weekend

From music to markets, here鈥檚 how to observe the holiday in 51精品视频sburgh.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
Christine and Brigette Bethea standing in front of store windows

This mother-daughter artistic duo wants to diversify Oakland鈥檚 business district

Christine and Brigette Bethea of Argyle Studio and ULEADx are pairing with 51精品视频 people to give artists and leaders a leg up in 51精品视频sburgh.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
Bria Walker smiling in a pink shirt

This 51精品视频 theater professor is bringing more voices to the stage

Bria Walker鈥檚 recent production of 鈥淓milia鈥 featured three women of color playing the main role. It鈥檚 the latest example of her work to tell more people鈥檚 stories onstage.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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Targeted outreach is bringing more students from rural Pennsylvania to 51精品视频

The pioneering efforts, including hiring a new rural recruiter, are boosting geographic diversity at the 51精品视频.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Prospective students
The four authors of "The No Club" standing together in front of large window

鈥楾he No Club鈥 empowers women to take control of their professional lives

Four 51精品视频sburgh researchers, including 51精品视频 economist Lise Vesterlund, are putting a stop to women鈥檚 dead-end work with their new book, out May 3.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Faculty
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

These high school best friends supported each other through college, social upheaval and the pandemic. Now, they're starting the professional lives they dreamed about.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Alumni
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This first-generation student is on her way to becoming a philosophical counselor, thanks to TRIO

The program for under-resourced students helped propel Tia Blassingale from Philadelphia barber to future PhD student in an emerging field.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Students
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The 51精品视频 Success Pell Match Program has invested more than $95 million in low-income students

51精品视频鈥檚 groundbreaking financial aid program continues to make education more affordable for Pennsylvania students and their families. Here鈥檚 the proof.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • 51精品视频-Johnstown
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How reflective writing and a nudge from an app increased college prospects for low-income students

51精品视频鈥檚 Omid Fotuhi found that a combination of self-affirmations and deadline reminders made students more likely to complete the admission process and attend college.

  • Innovation and Research
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC)
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51精品视频 Hillel creates meaningful cultural experiences on campus and beyond

The student-led and staff supported group is a place of fellowship and celebration for Jewish college students across 51精品视频sburgh.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
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From first-generation to graduation

51精品视频鈥檚 TRIO Student Support Services has been helping under-resourced undergraduates like Elizabeth Shunk for 50 years.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of Social Work
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A 51精品视频 Urban Studies major won a fellowship for her work addressing food insecurity

Junior Nina Mennies has been awarded a Newman Civic Fellowship, which supports community-minded students in their journey to becoming change-makers.

  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
  • David C. Frederick Honors College
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A writing workshop for LGBTQIA+ elders builds community and records history

In Our Own Write, a bi-weekly workshop hosted by 51精品视频鈥檚 Center for Creativity, forges connections through gratitude and loss.

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Could your neighborhood influence the health of your brain?

A $9.6 million grant will help 51精品视频 and RAND researchers measure the link between structural racism and cognitive decline in two 51精品视频sburgh neighborhoods.

  • Health and Wellness
  • Community Impact
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • School of Public Health
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51精品视频 will name the indoor track at Victory Heights after Panthers legend Herb Douglas

The honor for the trailblazing alumnus and oldest living Olympic medalist was announced at his 100th birthday celebration March 12.

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our City/Our Campus
  • Athletics
  • School of Education
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Learn how to get a NASA job in a new presentation series

Webinars offered through a 51精品视频-Bradford collaboration with NASA will provide students from all campuses and majors with detailed resume tips and other resources.

  • Technology & Science
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Students
  • 51精品视频-Bradford