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Applications open for 2027 Nonprofit Clinic

Teams of advanced SPIA master’s students will help local organizations tackle management and governance challenges this spring.

Emma Santore at Research Fair

Two SPIA undergraduates bring policy research to the Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression Fair

Emma Santore and Lily Shaw took policy memos from the classroom to Pitt’s fall research fair, sharing their work with students, faculty, and the community.

BRIDGE Fellows at the kickoff event

Pitt, Carnegie Mellon students build skills to talk across differences in new BRIDGE Fellows Program

The inaugural cohort of 13 fellows brings together students from ten programs at two universities to practice dialogue, mediation, and civic leadership.