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A counter-protestor (left) is blocked as he attempts to disrupt a rally in support of Palestine at Schenley Plaza in Oakland on Friday, October 13, 2023. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)
Posted inCOMMUNITY STORYTELLING

Amid antisemitism and Islamophobia, faith communities and students try to tamp down tension

Avatar photoBetul Tuncer. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) by Erin Yudt and Betul Tuncer November 28, 2023November 30, 2023

The news has led to an increase in reports of discrimination and hate directed at Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities worldwide. In Pittsburgh, faith and cultural communities are navigating sensitive discussions while also combating discrimination to ensure public safety. 

Aumir Nelson, center, 17, listens during a recruiting session for Penn State in the cafeteria at Sto-Rox Junior-Senior High School on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in McKees Rocks. “Im going to college I just don’t know what school,” said Nelson, who says he’s drawn by a sports culture since he plans to study sports medicine. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
Posted inEDUCATION

With the value of a degree in doubt, high schoolers are exploring other routes

by Emma Folts November 13, 2023November 14, 2023
Students protest against Cabot Phillips outside of the Cathedral of Learning in the University of Pittsburgh on March 24, 2023. The event was one of several that preceded activist attempts to speak out during the Sept. 29, 2023 meeting of the university Board of Trustees. (Photo by Amaya Lobato Rivas/PublicSource)
Posted inEDUCATION

Pitt presses charges against protesters calling for greater LGBTQ support

by Emma Folts November 7, 2023November 9, 2023
Tahirah Walker in the Point Park University Library on Friday, October 27, 2023. (Photo by Amaya Lobato Rivas/PublicSource)
Posted inFIRST PERSON

Building relationships with people — not institutions — revived my almost-abandoned academic career

by First-person essay by Tahirah J. Walker November 3, 2023November 5, 2023
Amzi Jeffs, third from right, a postdoctoral fellow in mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University, gives a speech before delivering a petition to the university provost on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
Posted inBREAKING NEWS

CMU grad students demand inflation payments as organizing efforts trickle up

by Emma Folts October 26, 2023October 27, 2023
Community College of Allegheny County’s Allegheny Campus on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, on the North Side. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
Posted inPENCILS DOWN

Exec candidates make no promises of free CCAC as Allegheny County debates college’s funding, role

by Emma Folts October 10, 2023October 26, 2023
People walk through Chatham University’s campus on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
Posted inEDUCATION

On Chatham’s anxious campus, faculty recount funding frustrations as deficit reduction takes hold

by Emma Folts October 4, 2023November 20, 2023
PublicSource's fall 2023 interns, clockwise from top left: Alina McMahon, Tanya Babbar, Erin Yudt and Amaya Lobato. (Photos by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
Posted inInside our Newsroom

Binge what the PublicSource interns are bingeing — and then watch them change Pittsburgh journalism

by Rich Lord September 26, 2023September 26, 2023
Students attending a workshop on writing college entrance essays learn about the admissions process from Fabian Cotten, an admissions counselor at the Pennsylvania State University. (Photo by Alexis Wary/PublicSource)
Posted inEDUCATION

With ‘affirmative action’ out, Pittsburgh college applicants ask: Does race have a place?

by Emma Folts September 18, 2023October 26, 2023
The Pennsylvania State Capitol Building in Harrisburg.
Posted inEDUCATION

Updated: With state funding in the balance, Pitt raises tuition by 2% for in-state families

by Emma Folts July 27, 2023October 26, 2023

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