University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA
4-year | Public
Enrollment: 35,000+

Academic year of attempt: 2020-21

Classification: unsuccessful cancellation attempt

Academic calendar

2020-21

Student op-ed: Instructors, cancel class on Election Day

Eric Macadangdang, Student Body President, signed onto a fall 2020 letter calling for the suspension of classes on Election Day. Yale campus leaders and a coalition of student body presidents drafted the letter, which argued class cancellation was necessary “to ensure that all members of our community—including students, faculty, and employees—are prioritizing efforts to empower our fellow Americans to vote.”

2024-25

The University of Pittsburgh is not canceling classes; instead, its academic calendar encourages “flexible course arrangement…as appropriate.”