The Urban League Movement: Q&A with Joe W. Trotter, Jr. |
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Joe W. Trotter, Jr., the Giant Eagle University Professor of History and Social Justice and director and founder of CMU’s Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies and the Economy (CAUSE), discusses his latest book, “Pittsburgh and The Urban League Movement: A Century of Social Service and Activism.” The book explores the Urban League of Pittsburgh, a branch of the National Urban League, to provide new insights into the organization and its impact.
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Hagan Named Dean’s Innovation Scholar |
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Susan Hagan, associate teaching professor in Information Systems, was honored for her teaching approach, which brings together design, rhetoric and technology. Her students engage with information as a collaboration of unique elements and turn those insights into interfaces for modern applications.
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Three Humanities Faculty Receive Endowed Professorships |
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Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences faculty members Michal Rose Friedman, Andreea Ritivoi and Ed Russell were honored with endowed professorships. They received this honor for their shared passion for advancing the humanities from an ambitiously interdisciplinary lens.
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Connecting Peacemaking and Community Building with Policing |
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RaShall Brackney is often an “only.” She is a Black woman working in the law enforcement field, leading reforms as chief of police in Charlottesville, Virginia. She finished both a bachelor’s and master’s degree at Carnegie Mellon University. She also earned a Ph.D., one of only a few in her field to hold a doctorate.
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Upcoming Remote Alumni Events |
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Join the 2021 Commencement Ceremonies
- Master’s and Doctoral Degree Candidates Commencement Ceremony on Saturday May 22 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern
- Bachelor's Degree Candidates Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 23 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern
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Cristina Pullen, who is graduating with bachelor's degrees in professional writing and international relations and politics, will speak during commencement on Sunday, May 23.
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Jewell P. Rhodes (DC 1975, 1976, 1979) will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Carnegie Mellon. She is the Piper Endowed Chair and founding artistic director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University. Read more about Rhodes, who was featured in a 2019 alumni profile story.
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Online events. A number of online events are planned. Register here. The archive of past webinars is available at any time.
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Dietrich College in the News |
New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
The Atlantic
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Find out what's new with Dietrich College students and alumni, including Chisom Obasih (DC 2021), Sophie Robert (DC 2021), Urszula Oszczapinska (DC 2021), Austin Luor (DC 2021), Stanford Becton (DC 2021), Martina Rethman (DC 2022), Molly Wigglesworth (DC 2022), Ryan Roderick (DC 2018), CP Moreau (DC 2021), Cody Januszko (DC 2018, 2021) and Calvin Pollak (DC 2011, 2021), in Class Notes.
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Read about news and accomplishments from the college's faculty and staff, including Stephen Wittek and Linda Flower, in this issue's Personal Mentions.
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