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Four Pennsylvania universities say they will follow through with tuition increases despite calls from House Republicans to roll back the price hikes. The lawmakers, including Sen. Doug Mastriano, the GOP nominee for governor, argue Penn State, University of Pittsburgh, Lincoln and Temple are receiving federal funds and do not need to increase tuition.
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The move follows opponents of abortion access in the state House unsuccessfully attempting to block funding for the schools over Pitt’s research using fetal tissue.
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Pittsburgh Panthers coach Pat Narduzzi is raising the bar for the defending ACC champions. Narduzzi said that despite winning 11 games last year and unseating Clemson as the ACC's perennial champion, his team wasn't satisfied with how it finished last year. Narduzzi said Pitt's goal is to make the College Football Playoffs and win a national championship.
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University of Pittsburgh main campus students from Pennsylvania will pay 3.5% more for tuition, and those from out of state will pay 5.5% more next year.
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The House passed a measure to provide nearly $155 million in funding to Pitt, bypassing an effort by anti-abortion conservatives to force Pitt to abandon the research if it wanted taxpayer dollars.
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The five largest nonprofits in Allegheny County would, if they were taxed, contribute more than $127 million a year to local municipalities, the county and school districts, according to a report released earlier this week by the city and county controllers.
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Concerns are being raised that Republicans in the Pennsylvania House could cut state funding for the University of Pittsburgh over two issues – scientific research using fetal tissue and the redistricting process led by Pitt’s former chancellor.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: State Rep. Mark Rozzi joins us to discuss the governor’s call on legislators to push forward a bill that would extend the statute of limitations for survivors of child sexual abuse; University of Pittsburgh associate professor Bria Walker directs ‘Emilia’, a retelling of the life of English poet Emilia Bassano, and discusses how this fits into the university’s goal to center people of color in the arts; and we’ll hear about opening day for the Pirates, and look at what we might expect from their season.
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University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Pat Gallagher plans to step down next summer after 9 years at the helm of the region's largest university and system.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Carol Kuniholm, chair of Fair Districts PA, explains why her organization and five others want to change procedural rules in the state legislature around how bills move through committees and get floor votes; and we speak to a University of Pittsburgh administrator about enrollment in higher education more than two years since pandemic-related closures.