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Pitt Washington Center
For well over a decade, Pitt's Washington Center has provided students with the valuable opportunity to study in Washington, D.C., and connect with our vast network of engaged and committed alumni.
Signature Student Experiences
Experiential learning creates a strong foundation for valuable public-service skills through opportunities like collaborative research, learning abroad, and other transformative student initiatives.
Career Services
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Internship Highlight: a summer at the World Bank Group and the new B-Ready Report
Dastan Imanaliev (MPIA ’25) spent the summer interning at the World Bank Group, learning valuable skills and contributing to the organization's new flagship report on the business and investment climate worldwide.
Professor shares insights into rural perspectives on solar energy projects in radio interview
University of Pittsburgh Professor Shanti Gamper-Rabindran spoke with local radio program The Allegheny Front this week to discuss the results of a Pitt survey studying rural farmers’ views on solar projects.
New report examines online hate speech targeting women candidates of color
A report released last week by researchers in the Online Violence Against Women in Politics Working Group at Pitt's Ford Institute for Human Security, among others, offers timely insights into online hate speech in this election cycle.