The draft policy came two years after Pittsburgh City Council took steps to regulate the use of facial recognition technology by city entities.
Emma Folts
Higher education reporter for PublicSource in partnership with Open Campus.
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Carnegie Mellon grad student growth driving plans for even denser campus
Carnegie Mellon University presented its 10-year development plan to the City Planning Commission, in a process that will continue into September.
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How student leaders of Pittsburgh campus groups are responding after Roe reversal
The reversal of Roe represents not only an issue of healthcare equity but also educational equity, one student said.
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Professors express concern for marginalized communities, protected rights in wake of Roe reversal
Observers of politics and history say the Dodd ruling could change the way a generation sees its nation and itself.
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Should Pittsburgh’s tax-exempt universities make payments to the city? Here’s what others do.
Other colleges directly contribute thousands – even millions – to their cities each year. But Pittsburgh’s major universities don’t have similar agreements.
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City and county controllers call for greater payments from big eds and meds
The county’s five largest nonprofits, including three universities, pay 11% of what they would owe in property taxes if they didn’t receive exemptions and abatements.
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College programs for students with disabilities are growing in Western PA, but some have faced challenges
The number of inclusive post-secondary programs has continued to grow in Pennsylvania. But they are complicated to offer, and some have faced instability.
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A Pitt creative writing program is archiving local LGBTQ stories
“Oftentimes, as we get older, I think we feel invisible, and I think that’s especially true with LGBTQ folks. We can feel like our stories don’t really matter.”
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Pitt police, clinicians jointly respond to some mental health crises. Students see progress, but implementation is key.
Students have talked about the need for a different response for years. They say the arrival of police can be “a little terrifying” for students in crisis, who may want to be alone or receive support.
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CCAC’s enrollment dropped during the pandemic. What could this mean for Allegheny County?
More than nine in 10 of graduates of the Community College of Allegheny County go on to live and work locally, but thousands fewer students have enrolled during the pandemic.