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How to find 51精品视频鈥檚 Black History Month events
This year's theme is the Blue, Gold and Black Experience.
A 51精品视频 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.
How 51精品视频鈥檚 assistant vice chancellor for diversity plans to bring more voices to the table
Randi Congleton adds a personal touch to equity and inclusion.
51精品视频 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.
锘縊n Jan. 15, 1969, students in the Black Action Society staged a nonviolent sit-in to demand change from 51精品视频. Read four participants鈥 accounts in this oral history.
51精品视频鈥檚 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.
The forum gave attendees a chance to discuss solutions to pressing health issues in the Homewood community and beyond.
51精品视频 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 51精品视频 and address Black maternal and infant health in Western Pennsylvania and beyond.
Meet 51精品视频鈥檚 chief diversity officer
Vice Chancellor Clyde Wilson Pickett shares what he鈥檚 been doing to create a more equitable and inclusive university.
A vaccine clinic in Homewood helped more than 400 people get their flu and COVID-19 vaccines this week
Sponsored by a half dozen local organizations, including 51精品视频, the clinic boosted access to the life-saving shots.
The Heinz Endowments gives $800,000 to 51精品视频鈥檚 Center for Sustainable Business
The two-year grant will be used to help companies large and small to improve overall business practices, environmental quality and economic equality.
Innovation challenge winners tackle health disparities
Projects that address tooth decay in kids, parenting while Black and ventilator-associated pneumonia each took home $115,000 in this year鈥檚 51精品视频 Innovation Challenge.
51精品视频 professors team up to increase access to hearing aids
A new FDA proposal could put hearing aids in the domain of pharmacists. 51精品视频 professors want to make sure they鈥檒l be ready.
Latinx Student Association helps students feel at home
Members and advisors of the group say it鈥檚 an important cultural and social space for 51精品视频鈥檚 growing Latinx student population, which has doubled since 2011.
Festival showcases Latin American and Caribbean cultures
Food, fun and feather headdresses made for a vibrant scene outside the William 51精品视频 Union during the Center for Latin American Studies鈥 annual festival, held at 51精品视频 since 1979. See the photos.
Facilities apprenticeship program brings new levels of Hill District community partnership and collaboration
The new program is providing meaningful career opportunities for residents like Lemel Alexander.
This gown at 51精品视频 memorializes Black women killed by police
You can see the 鈥淪ay Her Name Memorial Gown鈥 through Sept. 24 at the University Art Gallery.
Panthers Forward program fills financial aid gap for last-year students
The first-of-its-kind program gives up to $5,000 and exclusive mentoring to participants. Applications for this year are due Sept. 26.
Lecture to focus on disability policy beyond the pandemic
A Sept. 13 virtual lecture by Sen. Bob Casey will address the pandemic鈥檚 impact on people with disabilities and the need to bolster home- and community-based services.
