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Welcoming and Engaged

Pitt Is One of America’s Best In-State Employers

Recognized by Forbes Magazine

Pitt Reaches Historic Faculty Labor Agreement

The University reached our historic first labor agreement with faculty in May 2024, demonstrating the University’s commitment to our outstanding faculty and to providing a high-quality, world-class education to students.

APLU Names Pitt Top in Community Engagement

The University received the 2023 C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) for the outstanding community engagement work exemplified through The Pittsburgh Study.

Photo courtesy of APLU

Pitt Is a Seven-Time Excellence in Diversity Award Winner

INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine recognized the University with a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for the seventh year in a row.

Pitt Is Elevating Global Engagement

The University entered into a memorandum of understanding agreement with the European University of Tirana following Chancellor Gabel’s visit to Albania for the Council on Competitiveness conference in May 2024, establishing a relationship for collaborative exchanges and study abroad programs, joint research opportunities and future events.

Key Initiatives Launched

Pitt Pursues Supplier Diversity

The University launched a senior leadership steering committee as part of our work to update and expand the Supplier Diversity Program by 2025.

66% of students agree or strongly agree that they belong at Pitt

Pitt Focuses on Student Belonging

The University established a target of 68% for our results in the Student Experience in the Research University survey by 2028.