MA, Rhetoric and Philosophy of Communication

About University

Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit, also known as Duquesne University, is a private Catholic research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Established by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, the university first opened its doors in October 1878 as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost. In 1911, it became the first Catholic university-level institution in Pennsylvania. The university is named in honor of Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville, an 18th-century governor of New France. Duquesne University has a self-contained campus in Pittsburgh's Bluff neighborhood. The university encompasses ten schools of study and maintains an associate campus in Rome. The student community is diverse, including international students from more than 80 countries. The university is classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity." The university has a network of over 93,000 living alumni, including two cardinals and the current bishop of Pittsburgh. The Duquesne Dukes, the university's athletic teams, compete in NCAA Division I. Notably, Duquesne men's basketball achieved national recognition in the 1950s.