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Announcing the 2025 Student Commencement Speaker

Amanda Zaner (MID '25) will serve as the Student Speaker at the 2025 Commencement Ceremony for the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) at the University of Pittsburgh.

Elaina Claire Hopkins

MPIA student awarded Critical Language Scholarship

SPIA student Elaina Claire Hopkins will live and study in Turkey this summer as part of the prestigious language immersion program.

Students on annual Gettysburg leadership trip

Annual Gettysburg trip provides lessons beyond the classroom

Always a highlight of the spring semester, the School of Public and International Affairs’ annual Gettysburg Leadership Program is designed to sharpen and develop students' leadership skills.