As the 2024-2025 academic year began, incoming students were corralled into the Petersen Events Center for convocation to join the University of Pittsburgh in its commitment to developing “a caring community where compassion for others and freedom of thought and expression are valued.” Student and faculty inboxes were flooded with messages from Chancellor Joan Gabel declaring an extension to the “Year of Discourse and Dialogue.” The University revisited its “Plan for Pitt,” which reiterates Pitt’s desire to “cultivate belonging and a welcoming culture” and “promote accountability and trust.”