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Dietrich College News

Save the Date: Dietrich College's 50th Anniversary

Join faculty, staff, students and alumni during Carnival Weekend, April 16-18, 2020 for the Dietrich College's 50th anniversary celebration. Look for a registration link in our March newsletter for events, receptions and presentations.

On Humanity: Taking History Off of the Shelf with Edda Fields-Black

Edda Fields-Black   discusses her contemporary symphonic work “ Casop: A Requiem for Rice ,” which tells the story of enslaved laborers on rice plantations in Lowcountry South Carolina and Georgia. She also previews her upcoming book about an often-untold story about Harriet Tubman. The first woman to lead men into battle in a major U.S. military operation, Tubman recruited spies, scouts and pilots who guided 150 African American Union soldiers rescue more than 750 blacks enslaved on rice plantations in the Combahee River Raid during the Civil War. Listen to the podcast

Western PA Students Tackle Issues of Difference and Diversity

High school and college students participated in CMU's  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Writing Awards  to explore their personal experiences with difference and discrimination through writing. Award-winning entries touched on topics spanning race, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, sexism, sexual harassment, immigration status and neuro and physical disabilities. Read more

Alumni Spo tlight:  Her Pen Is Mighty

Jewell Parker Rhodes (DC 1975, 1976, 1979) recalls a single book that changed her life. A book that she obtained from the Hunt Library, which opened a horizon that she didn’t even know was possible. At CMU, she seized the storytelling mantle from her grandmother and became a scholar in American studies, ethnic studies and creative writing along the way.  Read More

Major Decisions

New research from Social and Decision Science's Kareem Haggag shows that fatigue during an introductory class, either from time of day or back-to-back classes,can deter a student from pursing that subject as a major.

Upcoming Alumni Events

Spring Carnival: Save the Date April 16 to 18, 2020 Carnegie Mellon University Managing Change in a Transforming Workplace February 6, 2020 at 1:00pm Eastern Presenter: Lekisha Middleton (HNZ 2006) Online event, Registration is required SEA – Jitney at the Seattle Rep March 7, 2020, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Registration: $55.00

Dietrich College in the News Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Honest. Daring. Eloquent. WESA CMU Profs Take A Global Look At Women In Computer Science In New Book Pittsburgh City Paper Headspace's River City “sleepcast” lulls listeners with dreamy descriptions of Pittsburgh More media coverage

Class Notes Find out what's new with Dietrich College students and alumni, including  Jessica Strelitz  (DC 1998),  Peter Rezk ,  Sean Quinn  and Aaron Krutchen   in   Class Notes . Have something to share ? Network with other alumni in the Dietrich College Alumni LinkedIn Group .

Personal Mentions Read about news and accomplishments from the college's faculty and staff, including  Kasey Creswell ,  Joel Tarr  and  Marcel Just  in  this issue's Personal Mentions .   Share your news .

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