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CMU got a record $3 billion donation toward a new higher education model. What does that mean for Pittsburgh?
Hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin’s unprecedented donation will go largely to a new Miami campus for Carnegie Mellon University, but Pittsburgh will see investment in computer science and unspecified priorities.
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‘It’s not going to be the same.’ Back-to-school in Pittsburgh bittersweet ahead of closures.
With 12 schools set to shutter next year or beyond, PPS parents brace for different teachers, class-sizes and cultures from those they and their children have known.
Can AI streamline government in Pittsburgh’s smaller suburbs?
While Pittsburgh and Allegheny County experiment with AI tools, many of the townships and boroughs in which most area residents live don’t yet have the knowledge or expertise to adopt time-saving tech. Some are relying on guidance from the City of Pittsburgh.
Cooling center needs likely to rise in Pittsburgh
The city’s standard handful of cooling centers, which close at 7 p.m., may not be enough as heat waves become more frequent. Activists are spreading the word on other air conditioned havens.
CMU president’s recorded comments reflect campus free speech tensions
Carnegie Mellon University has seen heightened debate over expression since President Donald Trump visited campus in 2025. University President Farnam Jahanian’s comments following that visit come amid renewed campus discussions of The Fence and national concern about academic freedom.
Expensive travel teams and other sports are squeezing neighborhood baseball in Pittsburgh
The rise of football and the Pirates’ inferiority may be hurting youth interest in the national pastime, but some local programs have sustained success.
Recording captures CMU president’s dilemma, thinking on controversial Trump visit
In audio of a Carnegie Mellon staff council meeting a year ago, university President Farnam Jahanian called the administration in D.C. “toxic” and characterized students as naive while detailing his efforts to protect the school by painting The Fence.
Pittsburgh refugee youth camp works to weather federal funding cuts
Terminated federal grants left ARYSE, the region’s only organization dedicated solely to refugee and immigrant youth, with a significant gap. Its leaders are working to keep PRYSE Academy and year-round programming intact.
Robotics built Pittsburgh’s tech hubs, but future success isn’t automatic
Oakland-born tech has helped transform sites from the North Shore to Hazelwood Green. To build on that momentum through 2076, the city will need new business-building infrastructure.
Recipe for a perfect farmers market a work in progress
It’s not just about the produce. Some farmers markets are increasingly selling community. For farmers, participation is not always an easy sell, and issues of standardization and resale are part of the landscape.
CMU to give Pittsburgh $3 million over five years
The university is the latest tax-exempt nonprofit to announce a contribution to the city.
Golf course in Schenley Park aims for the green financially as neighborhood seeks input
A program in Squirrel Hill that helps school students and others toward empowerment through golf has a $10 million plan to improve its course, but neighbor concerns have it scaling back its revenue models.
Two years after Gaza encampment, expelled Pitt student awaits his day in court
Muhammad Ali is among the last two participants in the 2024 encampments on Pitt’s campus facing unresolved criminal charges. Judges rejected his arguments of selective prosecution, and his plans are in limbo pending a September trial date.
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