Latest from the Vice Provost

Updates for Academic Year 2024-2025

December 5, 2024: December Updates from Vice Provost Godley
November 1, 2024: November Updates from Vice Provost Godley
October 15, 2024: You Are Invited to Our Fall Students of Color Dinner
October 8, 2024: Provost’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship - Spring and Summer 2025 Support
October 1, 2024: October Updates from Vice Provost Godley
September 6, 2024: September Updates from Vice Provost Godley
July 19, 2024: Plan to attend graduate and professional student orientation - August 20, 2024

Past Messaging

Updates for Academic Year 2023-2024

May 23, 2024: Fellowship and Professional Support for PhD Students - Summer Workshops
April 29, 2024: Career Professional Development Opportunities For PhD Students
April 15, 2024: Happy Spring from the Graduate Studies Team!
March 20, 2024: Celebrate Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week April 1-6
March 8, 2024: 2024 Provost’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship
March 4, 2024: How to Participate in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
February 15, 2024: February Updates from Vice Provost Godley
January 10, 2024: January Updates from Vice Provost Godley
December 6, 2023: December Updates from Vice Provost Godley
November 1, 2023: November 2023 Updates
October 20, 2023: You Are Invited to Our Fall Students of Color Dinner
October 6, 2023: October 2023 Updates
September 6, 2023: September 2023 Updates
August 28, 2023: Update on Student Health Insurance from Interim Vice Provost Joseph McCarthy
August 17, 2023: Announcing 2023-2024 Graduate Stipend Increases
August 10, 2023: REMINDER - Plan to attend graduate and professional student orientation - August 22, 2023
August 3, 2023: Plan to attend graduate and professional student orientation - August 22, 2023

Updates for Academic Year 2022-2023

June 22, 2023: Apply to be a Graduate Global Ties Peer Mentor - by June 30
May 15, 2023: You're Invited to the Graduate Student Off-Campus Housing Virtual Panel
April 21, 2023: Expand Your Graduate School Search
April 21, 2023: You're Invited to the August Wilson Center on May 3
April 7, 2023: You’re Invited to the Graduate Students of Color Dinner on April 24
April 3, 2023: GPSAW Brings Snacks, Swag, and Socializing
March 21, 2023: Celebrating Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week – April 3-7
March 3, 2023: Summer Micro-Internship in Higher Education
February 27, 2023: Curious About Graduate School
February 24, 2023: Mentoring and Advising Summit - Graduate & Postdoc Tracks
February 24, 2023: How to Participate in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
February 20, 2023: Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Doctoral Students
February 9, 2023: February Updates from Vice Provost Godley
January 19, 2023: You Are Invited to Our Spring Students of Color Dinner
January 17, 2023: January Updates from Vice Provost Godley
December 6, 2022: December Updates from Vice Provost Godley
November 2, 2022: November Updates from Vice Provost Godley
October 27, 2022: You Are Invited to Our Fall Students of Color Dinner
October 5, 2022: October Updates from Vice Provost Godley
September 9, 2022: Register for the New Career Design Workshop Series
September 8, 2022: Attend/Present a Poster at "Race &… Conference"
September 2, 2022: Fall 2022 Updates
August 4, 2022: Plan to attend graduate and professional student orientation - August 23, 2022
July 19, 2022: Announcing 2022-2023 Graduate Stipend Increases
July 11, 2022: Student Loan Forgiveness from Federal Government

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Updates for Academic Year 2021-2022

June 8, 2022: Apply to be a Graduate Global Ties Peer Mentor - by June 24
May 17, 2022: National Scholarship Advising and Award/Fellowship Opportunities
April 22, 2022: Celebrating the Spring Semester
April 6, 2022: You're Invited: Graduate Students of Color End-of-Year Celebration Reception
April 4, 2022: Happy Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week!
March 28, 2022: Summer Internship in Higher Education for PhD Students and Graduates
March 25, 2022: Vote for the Pitt 3MT People's Choice Award
March 16, 2022: Celebrating Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week
March 4, 2022: Pitt Virtual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition - Call for Submissions
March 3, 2022: March Updates from Amanda Godley
March 2, 2022: Deadline Extended: Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Doctoral Students
January 27, 2022: January Updates from Amanda Godley
January 26, 2022: Join Us: Graduate Students of Color Dinner
January 20, 2022: Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Doctoral Students
January 4, 2022: Spring 2022 Instruction (Teaching Assistants and Teaching Fellows)
December 17, 2021: December Updates from Amanda Godley
December 17, 2021: Message to TAs and TFs: Teaching Spring 2022 Classes
December 1, 2021: Join Us: Graduate Students of Color Virtual Scavenger Hunt
November 12, 2021: November Updates from Amanda Godley
November 3, 2021: Vaccine Requirement for 100% Online Graduate and Professional Students
October 20, 2021: You Are Invited to Our Fall Students of Color Dinner
October 4, 2021: October Updates from Amanda Godley
September 2, 2021: Register for the September Resource Fairs
August 23, 2021: Fall 2021 Updates
August 16, 2021: Experiences of New Graduate and Professional Pitt Students – A New, Online Activity
August 13, 2021: Invitation: Welcome Picnic
August 13, 2021: University-wide Orientation Updates and RSVP
July 12, 2021: Save the Date: University-wide Orientation

Updates for Academic Year 2020–2021

June 18, 2021: Start a Graduate STEM Degree This Fall – Pitt2Pitt Scholarships Available
June 15, 2021: On-campus Free COVID Vaccine Clinics
May 13, 2021: Opportunities for Current Students and Best Wishes for Graduates
May 12, 2021: Summer 2021 Degree Completion Fellowships for PhD Students
April 30, 2021: Summer Internship in Higher Education for PhD Students and Graduates
April 28, 2021: Applications Being Accepted for PhD Funding
April 27, 2021: Get your COVID-19 vaccine on campus this week
April 22, 2021: Applications Open for Extension of PhD Funding
April 7, 2021: Accepting Nominations for Graduate Commencement Convocation Speakers
April 6, 2021: April Updates from Amanda Godley
April 2, 2021: Vote in the Pitt 3MT People's Choice Award!
April 1, 2021: Provost’s Dissertation Year Fellowship for Historically Underrepresented Doctoral Students
March 23, 2021: You're Invited: Provost's Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring - 3/31 from 4-5pm EST
March 19, 2021: DEADLINE EXTENDED: Pitt Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Call for Submissions
March 18, 2021: Spring 2021 COVID Grading Accommodation and Transcript Notation
March 16, 2021: Financial Aid and FAFSA for Graduate and Professional Students
March 3, 2021: March Updates from Amanda Godley
March 1, 2021: Graduate Unionization Update
January 15, 2021: Welcome to the Spring Semester
December 16, 2020: Take Time for Wellness
November 25, 2020: A Message from Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies Joseph M. McCarthy and Vice Provost for Graduate Studies Amanda Godley
November 20, 2020: Introducing Pitt2Pitt: A Special Scholarship Opportunity
November 13, 2020: November Updates from Amanda Godley
October 27, 2020: Fall Graduate Studies Updates
October 13, 2020: October Updates from Amanda Godley
October 7, 2020: Plan to Attend the Town Hall on October 8
September 4, 2020: September Updates from Amanda Godley

Updates from Academic Year 2019–2020

June 12, 2020: Fall 2020 Updates
May 22, 2020: This Fall—Updates and a Request for Your Input
April 26, 2020: Congratulations to the Class of 2020!
April 17, 2020: Events Just for Graduate and Professional Students and Postdocs
April 15, 2020: Summer Needs Survey for International Graduate and Professional Students
April 15, 2020: Vote in the 3MT People's Choice Award!
March 31, 2020: April Updates from Nathan Urban
March 20, 2020: COVID-19 Latest Updates for Grad/Prof Students, Grad Faculty & Postdocs
March 11, 2020: COVID-19 Update for Graduate and Professional Students and Postdocs: University Status
March 9, 2020: Guidance about COVID-19-Related Travel Disruptions
February 4, 2020: Coronavirus precautions – graduate students and postdocs
January 10, 2020: What Is Your Plan for Pitt?
December 11, 2019: End of Fall Semester Updates from Nathan Urban
November 21, 2019: Invitation to Wellness Center Open House
November 20, 2019: Applications from Iranian Students,
October 23, 2019: Google PhD Fellowship - Call for Nominations
September 30, 2019: September Updates from Nathan Urban
September 30, 2019: PLRB Proposed Decision and Order
August 23, 2019: Message to Graduate Students Who Purchased a Family Health Insurance Policy in 2018-2019
August 19, 2019: August Updates from Nathan Urban
August 9, 2019: Invitation to New Graduate and Professional Student Orientation

Updates from Academic Year 2018–2019

July 26, 2019: July Updates from Nathan Urban
May 20, 2019: Use of the GRE in Admissions
April 25, 2019: April Updates from Nathan Urban
March 25, 2019: March Updates from Nathan Urban
February 27, 2019: February Updates from Nathan Urban
January 22, 2019: January Updates from Nathan Urban
December 19, 2018: December Updates from Nathan Urban
November 26, 2018: November Updates from Nathan Urban
October 24, 2018: October Updates from Nathan Urban
September 27, 2018: September Updates from Nathan Urban
August 17, 2018: August Updates from Nathan Urban

Updates from Academic Year 2017–2018

June 29, 2018: Statement on the Travel Ban
March 21, 2018: March Updates from Nathan Urban
February 23, 2018: February Updates from Nathan Urban
January 10, 2018: Welcome to the Spring Term from Nathan Urban
November 21, 2017: Update on U.S. Tax Reform Legislation from Nathan Urban
October 30, 2017: October Updates from Nathan Urban
September 20, 2017: September Updates from Nathan Urban with Graduate and Professional Student Government
August 17, 2017: Welcome to a New Academic Year from Nathan Urban
July 17, 2017: Welcome from Nathan Urban - the New Vice Provost for Graduate Studies