Pitt Chronicle

The Cathedral of Learning, the unique and architecturally stunning landmark that has come to symbolize the University of Pittsburgh in the minds of people around the world, will undergo a $4.8 million exterior preservation. Work on the project is scheduled to begin today.

Chancellor Nordenberg’s report to the Board of Trustees: Let me begin by extending a heartfelt “happy birthday wish” to you all. Feb. 28 still is five days away, I know, but we all are together today and will not formally reassemble then. Therefore, even if it is a bit early, I wanted to seize the chance to highlight the fact that next Wednesday will be a big day for Pitt—the 220th anniversary of the Act of February 28, 1787, authorizing our original charter.

The Cathedral of Learning owes its existence to the vision and persistence of John Gabbert Bowman, Pitt’s chancellor from 1921 to 1945.

John T. S. Keeler—a widely recognized scholar of European politics, comparative public policy, and transatlantic relations—has been named dean of Pitt’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), effective July 1. Currently, Keeler chairs the European Union Studies Association, the premier scholarly and professional association focusing on the European Union, and is a professor of political science and director of the Center for West European Studies and European Union Center at the University of Washington in Seattle.