Who’s who: Your guide to the big names at Pitt

Colm Slevin

Staff Writer

Pitt is lled with students — just over 30,000, from all across the state, country and even the world. at makes it virtually impossible to remember everyone’s name, let alone all the “important” people like faculty members and leaders of student organizations. So we’ve got you covered. Here’s a guide to the big names at Pitt that you will hear — and read in e Pitt News — most during the year.

Chancellor Patrick Gallagher

As Pitt’s 18th chancellor, Gallagher received his Ph.D. in physics from Pitt in 1991 before becoming chancellor in 2014. In between, President Barack Obama appointed him to direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 2009. ese positions earned him his own Wikipedia page.

At Pitt, he’s responsible for the general well-being of the University, cultivating Pitt’s relationship with the Oakland community and raising University funds. He’s worked on construction projects across campus and started new programs to prevent sexual misconduct on campus. He’s also made commitments toward advancing racial equity on campus, admitting last May that Pitt “let down” its Black students following the murder of George Floyd and subsequent civil rights movement.

Harshitha Ramanan, SGB president

A er an unusually tumultuous Student Government Board elections last spring, Ramanan won the SGB presidency with 62.72% of the vote — the highest voting percentage in the past ve years. Ramanan — a rising junior neuroscience major — has made the presidency entertaining, playing bachelorette and going on “dates” to see who she would appoint chief of sta . In her position, she’ll serve as a representative for Pitt students in meetings with faculty and administration.

Ann Cudd, provost and senior vice chancellor

Chances are you’ve already gotten some emails from Cudd and wondered what exactly a “provost” is. Cudd acts as the University’s chief academic o cer and is in charge of developing and implementing various academic programs and initiatives. She helped launch an initiative to match federal Pell Grants.

Prior to being appointed provost in 2018, Cudd served as Boston University’s Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in phi-

Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor

Ann Cudd. TPN File Photo

Student Government Board President

Harshitha Ramanan. Courtesy photo

Vice Provost and Dean of Students

Kenyon Bonner. TPN File Photo

Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity,

and Inclusion Clyde Wilson Pickett.

via University of Pittsburgh

Chancellor Patrick Gallagher. TPN File Photo See Who’s who on page 63