Stories from Pitt Global
Learn more about the global experiences happening at Pitt and the stories that make Pitt Global a unique place to learn, work, and explore the world.
Sixteen University of Pittsburgh faculty members earned the 2025 Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards across three categories. The awards honor outstanding individuals whose scholarly commitments and contributions in research, teaching or public...
The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh hosted a screening of the film A Day Without a Mexican as part of the Center’s Border to Border Series. The film is a satircial production that imagines a sudden disappearance of...
"What can we remember that will surround us in oceans of history and potential? And how?” - Alexis Pauline Gumbs.
On Wednesday, February 26, a group of educators and curators came together at the University of Pittsburgh to participate in the...
Alex Firestine has made Pitt history — again.
Firestine, the first Pitt student to be named a George J. Mitchell Scholar in 2024, is now the first Pitt graduate to join the Luce Scholars Program, a yearlong opportunity for emerging leaders to live...
Pitt Public Health Dean Maureen Lichtveld, MD, MPH, spent her final term as board chair of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) presenting at the group’s 16th annual conference, “Innovating and Implementing in Global Health for a...
GSC, CLAS, and CAS faculty affiliate Shelome Gooden and David Sanchez, GSC affiliated faculty, have been appointed as faculty fellows by Pitt’s Office of the Provost.
The University of Pittsburgh has been named a top producer of Fulbright Awards — the 10th time since the 2013-2014 cycle — a distinction that highlights both the top-tier quality of Pitt students and their desire to build their leadership skills....
Pitt is not only a leading research university, it’s also a world leader when it comes to putting research findings to work in the real world. That’s according to analytics company Clarivate, which earlier this year published its list of the top 50...
Sam Rendon (MPIA ’25), who earned a Global Studies Certificate (with a concentration on Peace, Conflict, and (In)Security) during his undergraduate studies at Pitt, is continuing his passion for international affairs as a master’s student...
Pongal Sangamam, hosted by Kelir Books’ We Are Tamil Too (WATT) and the Fulbright Association in the United States, was a vibrant celebrated linguistic and cultural diversity centered around Pongal, the Tamil harvest festival in Pittsburgh last...
Dr. Abi Fapohunda is an instructor in the Department of Africana Studies as well as a trained epidemiologist and health educator with a focus on research in health equity, health in the African diaspora, and effectiveness of community-based public...
Eleven Pitt affiliates have been named to the Pittsburgh Business Times’ 30 under 30 list.
This esteemed group of Pitt students, alumni and faculty were honored as “young professionals who are exhibiting strong leadership and are making an impact in...