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In this newsletter: Allegheny County committed $50 million to bolster anti-violence teams that respond to shootings and try to curb community violence. Is the funding enough?

Also, grappling with a substantial budget deficit, Chatham University has taken cost-cutting measures, including staff layoffs, reduced employee benefits, salary cuts and formation of an academic advisory committee to review programs and funding. Read our investigative story.

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Anti-violence teams surge as $50 million in Allegheny County funding flows

Teams that respond to every shooting, hurry to hospitals, work with at-risk youth and otherwise try to curb violence are building rosters and redoubling efforts. Can an unprecedented county commitment reduce the bloodshed?

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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures welcomes Zadie Smith, award-winning writer of “White Teeth” and “On Beauty,” to the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall in Oakland on Sept. 18. Enjoy the 2023/24 Ten Evenings season from the comfort of your home. Livestream individual lectures or purchase your subscription at pittsburghlectures.org.

NOT TO MISS

‘We were all blindsided’: Chatham University faces multimillion-dollar budget hole, lays off staff, cuts benefits

Shelter space around downtown Pittsburgh dwindles with another closure

Transformative arts in education: Rivers of Steel engages students and communities through impactful murals

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Jennifer Szweda Jordan, a longtime caregiver to people with intellectual disabilities, recounts in her first-person essay the joys and challenges of caregiving, noting that professionals like her are in short supply.
Pittsburgh is attempting to undo past racial discrimination while initiatives like affirmative action are under increased legal scrutiny nationwide. A coming study may be key.

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