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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.
A conversation with the University of Pittsburgh’s new chancellor.
How Netflix star and Pitt alumna Aleeza Ben Shalom helps clients find lasting love.
A grandfather’s advice helped alumnus and retired Pitt professor Hide Yamatani find harmony amid upheaval.
Remembrances.
Sixty years ago, Georgia McDaniel pioneered Pitt’s first women’s swim team. She hasn’t stayed out of the water since.
A reading list highlighting the ways Pitt’s Black alumni honor the legacy of freedom.
Tap into summertime nostalgia with tips from a pinball wizard Pitt alum.
Nearly 50 years ago, Jose Manduley missed his Pitt graduation. This spring, Pitt’s School of Education helped give him a do-over.
An alumnus finds fulfillment in bolstering homeownership and equity through modular housing.
Algorithms can help you search the internet, find a date — even get through a red light. But inequality can seep in. Pitt Cyber’s Beth Schwanke is helping to ward off government bias from an unlikely perpetrator: data.
As Patrick Gallagher prepares to step down this summer as Pitt’s 18th chancellor, we reflect on a tenure spent championing the transformational work of a university on the rise.
Darcy Prevost turned an early aptitude for art into an award-winning career in set design, including a dream gig on the Disney+ hit “Muppets Haunted Mansion."
Pitt alumni do amazing things.
Pitt mentorships can help put aspirations on the road to achievement.