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Pittsburgh Technical College to close in August
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Technical College is closing later this summer. In a news release on Monday, the Pittsburgh Technical College Board of Trustees said the institution will close on Aug. 9. Pittsburgh Technical College is located in Oakdale, Allegheny County. "Like many colleges and universities across the country, PTC has faced declining enrollment, market pressures, and inflation in recent years due, in part, to the global pandemic and changing views of higher education," the news release said. The news release said despite attempts to raise revenues and address the "school's long standing financial challenges," PTC's board "determined that long-term fiscal stability was...
Natalia Reyes | On retaliatory medical leaves and the deans who uphold them
On March 13, I met with Sharon Smith, associate vice provost for University Life, and Paige Wigginton, director of Special Services at Penn’s Division of Public Safety. This was the latest in a series of meetings stretching back to December 2023, when, having exhausted all paths to resolve a grievance against a student harassing me and my family, I was relegated to Smith’s office. In December, she had promised to help me feel more comfortable on campus in lieu of a proper investigation. On March 13, however, she admonished me for continuing to report ongoing discrimination, harassment, slander, and exclusion from the Department of English. She also offered a solution: a medical leave, sweetened with continued pay. I agreed, because despite putting my trust in Smith and Wigginton, duly reporting ongoing harassment as they had instructed, and attempting to protect myself by declining to work with the people who had slandered me, I was still being labeled as the problem. No on-campus institution — the Title IX office, the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity, or the Division of Public Safety — had taken my reports of stalking, discrimination, and retaliation seriously. The retaliation worsened each time I reported a harm.
Elizabeth Forward rolls into state championship game with shutout win
Elizabeth Forward has dominated its opposition throughout the season, and Archbishop Wood became the latest team to feel its wrath during an 8-0 victory in the PIAA Class 4A semifinals Monday. The Warriors (23-1) haven’t lost against a Class 4A opponent this season, blowing through the best in the WPIAL...
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