Building empathy, understanding: Pitt Greensburg reading initiative sparks community discussion

When Sheila Confer finished reading “Rising Out of Hatred” by Eli Saslow, she wanted everyone to experience the book. Confer, an instructor for Pitt’s Greensburg campus, gathered about 400 students and 100 community members to read the book in 2023 through a program dubbed West­moreland Reads. Saslow, a writer for

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