Massive flooding in neighboring Kentucky and its grim aftermath are resonating at West Virginia University, where an effort is underway on the Morgantown campus to provide relief from a disaster that has left at least 37 dead and entire communities reeling.
Four Pennsylvania universities said Wednesday they will follow through with tuition increases despite calls from House Republicans to roll back the price hikes.
University of Pittsburgh students will pay 3.5%, or $668, more in tuition this fall, becoming the latest in a growing number of college undergraduates nationally hit by record inflation now topping 9% that is straining campuses already stretched by the pandemic and soft enrollment.
The University of Pittsburgh will receive its $151 million state appropriation after all, thwarting an effort by some House Republicans to penalize the top research institution for conducting fetal tissue research.
A group of Ukrainian lawyers will study at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law this upcoming academic year through a new scholarship program aimed at supporting Ukraine as Russia's war in the country rages on.
