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Join us for an Academic Open House!

The Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and the College of General Studies are hosting an Academic Open House for all new students from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, August 23 in the Posvar Galleria (main floor).

Whether you are a new first year or transfer student, please join us to ask questions and meet your fellow students, staff, and faculty. Representatives for each of the majors, minors, and certificates across the Dietrich School and CGS will be in attendance, as well as important people from academic advising, student success resources, and more.

Call for Submissions: Forbes & Fifth

Forbes & Fifth unites works of research, creative writing, scholarly articles, and visual art under the banner of interdisciplinary collaboration. If you are interested in having your work published as an undergraduate student at Pitt, please consider submitting to Volume 25 of Forbes & Fifth.

Written Work Deadline: February 16, 2024
Art Deadline: February 28, 2024

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2023 Detour Student Exhibition Awards 

selected by the faculty in recognition of excellence and promise in the practice of art, as well as leadership within, and contributions to, the life of the department:

selected artworks are exhibited for one year in the A. J. Schneider Reading Room at Hillman Library:

2023 Student Award Recipients

The Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and the College of General Studies celebrate19 undergra