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BOV sets sights on top ranking for University

By Whitney Gruenloh and Leah Nylen | April 7, 2006

The April session of the Board of Visitors commenced yesterday in Darden's Abbot Hall, bringing with it new goals, new metrics to evaluate progress and new finance plans for the University. The Special Committee on Planning opened the meeting with its presentation and analysis of the University's national and international rankings. Ariel Gomez, vice president for research and graduate studies, presented a comparison and analysis of the significance of four published measurements, including the U.S.

Pitt dropped Semester at Sea due to safety concerns

By Whitney Gruenloh and Leah Nylen | February 21, 2006

Though the University of Pittsburgh ended its affiliation with the Semester at Sea study abroad program because of ongoing concerns about safety, University officials say they have no problems with the program's health and safety procedures. In December, the University began its partnership with Semester at Sea, a study abroad program directed by the Institute for Shipboard Education where students from many universities can spend a semester studying aboard a cruise ship. William Brustein, the director of Pitt's University Center of International Studies, said safety concerns were the major reason for the break between Pitt and Semester at Sea. "As with many relationships, the parties moved apart," Brustein said.

Faculty express concern over Semester at Sea

By Whitney Gruenloh and Leah Nylen | February 20, 2006

College Dean Edward Ayers is meeting this morning with the department chairs in the College of Arts & Sciences to discuss faculty concerns regarding the Semester at Sea program. In December, the University announced its partnership with Semester at Sea, a study abroad program that allows students to travel aboard a cruise ship to multiple locations throughout the world while taking courses. The meeting between faculty members and Ayers was partly in response to a declaration drafted by the Council of Chairs of Arts & Sciences expressing uncertainty over the academic integrity of the program.

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