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Most community college students hope to transfer and earn a bachelor’s degree. CCAC students have better odds than others nationwide

by Emma Folts July 10, 2023October 26, 2023

Supreme Court strikes down race-conscious admissions practices, impacting Pitt, CMU, Duquesne

by Emma Folts June 29, 2023July 2, 2023

People walking and boarding a bus on a sunny day with a tall, gothic revival tower in the background.

At Pitt, students with Pell Grants — geared to low-income households — are a relative rarity

by Emma Folts June 20, 2023July 10, 2023

A grid of portraits of this summer's PublicSource interns

Inside our Newsroom

Intern inspirations range from Pride and Prejudice to Charlie Brown

by Rich Lord June 6, 2023June 5, 2023

Ciara Gordon, a University of Pittsburgh student with ambitions of being a pediatrician, sits for a portrait in a Pitt classroom on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Oakland. Gordon, originally from Homewood, received enough scholarships and grants to make her education at Pitt possible. She was involved in some of Pitt's advocacy efforts to maintain its in-state tuition discount last year. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

The high cost of higher ed: Pitt is one of the nation’s priciest public universities for local families

by Betul Tuncer and Emma Folts June 5, 2023July 10, 2023

Photos of a prison via the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and messages via Robert Anthony and Matthew Slaughter, two people incarcerated in Pennsylvania state prisons. (Photo illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource)

Federal financial aid is returning to PA prisons. But getting a college degree inside won’t be easy.

by Emma Folts May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

Faith Muse, a former Community College of Allegheny County [CCAC] student who left in fall 2020, stands for a portrait on Sunday, April 30, 2023, in their neighborhood of Allentown. Muse is one of more than 5,500 people who have left CCAC during the pandemic. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

CCAC has lost half its student body since 2010. As fewer students show, the consequences for Pittsburgh grow.

by Emma Folts May 8, 2023July 7, 2023

The University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning, as seen beyond the William Pitt Union on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Oakland. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Pitt has launched a program to support students in crisis. It’s unclear how well it’s working.

by Emma Folts March 7, 2023March 7, 2023

Alex Tabor sits in a chair, looking out the window.

At Pitt, CMU, ‘We’re workers when they want us to be, but then we’re graduate students when they don’t want to pay us’

by Emma Folts March 2, 2023March 6, 2023

Sister Janet Folkl talks in the toiletries section of the La Roche Providence Pantry, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at La Roche University in McCandless. The pantry was accessed by students from 37 countries including the U.S. last year. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

One in three students experience food insecurity nationwide. With state funding, local universities are ramping up efforts to tackle it.

by Emma Folts February 13, 2023February 14, 2023