About This Site
Think of this site as a virtual coffee-table book celebrating Pitt’s 225 years of building better lives. Like any good coffee-table book, it is meant to be savored and revisited.
Browse through more than 225 stories about today’s Pitt and yesterday’s. Start with your favorite category or explore by topic. For other options in navigating, visit our Help page.
Celebration Highlights
$2 Billion Plus!
On October 12, 2012, as Pitt celebrated its 225th birthday with the University’s biggest homecoming ever, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg announced that Pitt exceeded its goal of raising $2 billion through its Building Our Future capital campaign. Learn more
See Pitt's Original Charters
The original front pages of the state charters that established The Pittsburgh Academy (1787) and Western University of Pennsylvania (1819) have been painstakingly restored by Pitt preservationists and are on display at Hillman Library. Learn more
225th Anniversary Video
Watch a short video about the University of Pittsburgh's successes through the years. Learn more