About the Carol Larson Endowed Fund
This year, our featured fund for the eighth annual Pitt Day of Giving was the Carol Larson Endowed Fund, which supports underrepresented students in study abroad. To learn more about what and who the Fund represents, our Executive Director for Global Experiences, Jeff Whitehead has shared his experiences with Carol.
This Pitt Classics Senior Earned a Lionel Pearson Fellowship
Alex-Jaden Peart, a Bachelor of Philosophy candidate in the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Classics, is a recipient of a 2024-25 Lionel Pearson Fellowship.
Pitt is Ranked No. 19 for Patents Granted Among Universities Worldwide
The University of Pittsburgh has ranked No.
Pitt has been named a 2023-24 Fulbright Top Producer
The University of Pittsburgh has been named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students for the 2023-24 academic year by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Since the 2013-14 cycle, Pitt has earned this prestigious accolade nine times and has produced 114 Fulbrighters.
'Most Valuable Discovery': Foreign Language and Area Studies scholarship sends students around the world
From Swahili to Irish Gaelic, students who choose to study lesser-known and taught languages are able to reap the benefits of their specialized study through the Foreign Language and Area Studies scholarship.
A record-setting 11,400 alumni and donors raised $2.4 million on Pitt Day of Giving
The Pitt community set a new record this year when they came together to show their generosity, commitment and love for the University during the eighth annual Pitt Day of Giving on February 27.
Spotlight on Molly McSweeney
Molly McSweeney works as Assistant Director for Student and Community Engagement in the Pitt Global Hub, where she manages events and programming, serves as a resource about how Pitt students can internationalize their experiences, and co-administers the Global Distinction as she supports UCIS Engagement efforts.
Spotlight on Krystal Marsh
Krystal Marsh is a PhD candidate in the English department, where she is currently writing her dissertation “Ecologies of Performance in London’s National Shakespeare Theaters.” This year she is not only coordinating our International Career Toolkit series, but al
Empowering Education, Illuminating Minds: A Journey of Solar-Powered Learning in Sierra Leone
Thanks to the University Center of International Studies (UCIS) Undergraduate International Studies Fund, we (Luke Charlesworth and Christopher Kefalos) were given the opportunity to embark on a transformative journey to the West African country, Sierra Leone.
Spotlight on Jeff Whitehead
Jeff Whitehead, who spent 17 years as Director of the Global Experiences Office (GEO, previously Study Abroad), has returned to Pitt after a year working with Meta’s virtual and alternate reality space to a role that is charting a course through Pitt's global experiences.
Bhagawan Vasu Pujya Swami Post-Doctoral Fellow in Jain Studies
Dr. Raja Rosenhagen has been appointed as the inaugural Bhagawan Vasu Pujya Swami Post-Doctoral Fellow in Jain Studies in the Asian Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr.
Plus3 takes students to Argentina
When you think of global experiences, your mind might immediately turn to study abroad—a traditional trip where a student, perhaps a junior or senior, spends a semester expanding their horizons in another country.
Pitt’s Plus3 program is turning that idea on its head.
Spotlight on Lara Putnam
Lara Putnam isn't a stranger to PittGlobal—she's been a UCIS research professor in the Department of History since 2012—but as of this July, she's stepping into a new role as Director of Global Studies. Learn more about Lara and the path that brought her to her new global role!
Pitt’s Gateway to Africa: Opening Doors in Senegal
Senegal is known to many as the gateway to the African continent—a title that has certainly proved true to Pitt’s Center for African Studies (CAS).
Spotlight on Clare McCarthy
In 2018, Clare McCarthy joined Pitt for a summer at the Governor's School for Global & International Studies, administered by the Global Studies Center, which inspired her to become a global citizen and changemaker.