Stories from Pitt Global
Learn more about the global experiences happening at Pitt and the stories that make Pitt Global a unique place to learn, work, and explore the world.
Today we celebrate our global graduates as they join our worldwide family of alumni!
Asian Studies Center
Certificate in Advanced Asian Studies
Hayley Rose Gerlach (G)
Aakriti Bikash Kumar (G)
Palasha Tuladhar (G)
Simiao Wang (G)
Certificate in...
Most people could never imagine themselves going grocery shopping in a foreign country with the equivalent of one US dollar to their name and only four days’ worth of practice in a new language. For Chris Matthews, however, occurrences like these...
Five University of Pittsburgh students were named winners of Boren Awards, which provides funding for U.S. students to study abroad in critical world regions, learning languages and cultures. After returning to the United States, the recipients will...
As the first-born daughter of Cuban refugees and a first-generation college and doctoral graduate, many aspects of Belkys Torres’ life experience and identity shape the way she fosters education at Pitt.
Torres found herself with an opportunity to...
Last week, Doreen Hernández and Belkys Torres were announced as the inaugural recipients of the Michele Reid-Vazquez Commitment to Community Award from the Center for Ethnic Studies Research (CESR).
The award is the namesake of Reid-Vazquez, a...
Carl Ware (GSPIA’ 70), one of the most influential business leaders of his generation, received the inaugural University of Pittsburgh Center for International Studies International Achievement Award last week.
The award recognizes individuals for...
In 1991, Carl Ware is climbing ever higher on the corporate ladder at the Coca-Cola Company. The iconic corporation has just named him deputy group president of northeast Europe and Africa. As one of his first actions in the prestigious position,...
A team of six University of Pittsburgh juniors placed second in Emory University’s 2024 Emory Morningside Case Competition held March 21-23. The competition brings together students studying in diverse fields to address a real-world challenge in...
In a room filled with the aroma of Persian cuisine, three dancers gracefully took the stage, whirling to the serene melodies of traditional musical instruments. This Sufi whirling event, hosted by the newly formed Fann Club, is just one expression...
Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, founding director of Pitt’s Center for Governance and Markets, and Peace A. Medie, a 2012 alumna of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, will be honored with the 2023 Sheth Awards at a ceremony on...
The Pitt Spanish and film and media studies departments came together on Tuesday, March 26 to host a screening of the 2022 drama “Utama,” along with the writer and director, Alejandro Loayza Grisi. Loayza made his feature-length directorial debut...
Khadajah Muhammad, a University of Pittsburgh alumna, is charting a path toward diplomatic service with her recent selection to the 2024 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program.
Endowed by the Department of State and...