Feature Story

They Came to Play

Which Panthers athletic program has seen the most success over the past 10 years? Pitt volleyball. The team has garnered four ACC championships, back-to-back Final Four appearances and maybe — someday soon — a national championship.
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Sketchbook

Familiar Waters

Sixty years ago, Georgia McDaniel pioneered Pitt’s first women’s swim team. She hasn’t stayed out of the water since.
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Spotlight

Great Adventure

Recent graduate Mollie Foladare is following in her father's footsteps — all the way to Ecuador.
Aleeza Ben Shalom
Spotlight

Matchmaker, Matchmaker

How Netflix star and Pitt alumna Aleeza Ben Shalom helps clients find lasting love.
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Feature Story

Track Star

After more than a decade in IndyCar, alumna Kate Gundlach has the experience and clout to hold one of the sport’s top engineering jobs and work for one of its most talented, unpredictable drivers. It’s a wild ride.
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Web Exclusive

From Pitt to Pit

These two former Panther wrestlers found their niche in NASCAR.
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Feature Story

August Wilson’s World

The playwright’s work is renowned for embodying key elements of 20th-century America. His actual life — in which Pittsburgh was centerstage — did too, which is why Kornelia Tancheva felt there was no better home than Pitt for his works.
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Connections

Top Alumni Awards

Recipients honored for their philanthropy, service, career achievement, spirit and more
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Bookshelf

Moving Through

A grandfather’s advice helped alumnus and retired Pitt professor Hide Yamatani find harmony amid upheaval.
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Spotlight

Compassion in Action

Theresa Kaijage used her social work skills and empathy to trailblaze support systems for people with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania.
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Inspire

Take Flight

Jim Zurcher used to think he didn’t need a college degree. A lifetime of opportunity — and the Pitt scholarship he created — shows why he changed his mind.
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Bookshelf

Moving Through

A grandfather’s advice helped alumnus and retired Pitt professor Hide Yamatani find harmony amid upheaval.
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