Shannon Gallagher, a three-time CMU alumna who earned her Ph.D. in statistics and data science, and Ana Torubara, who earned her bachelor’s degree in social and decision sciences with a minor in cognitive neuroscience, served as student speakers for CMU’s Virtual Conferral of Degrees. Read more
Susie Lee (DC 1989, HNZ 1990) and Alex DiClaudio (DC 2009, HNZ 2011) were among alumni who shared inspirational messages with the graduating class and their families. Read more
Staff member Steve Chabassol completed a 13-year journey in May, graduating with a Bachelor of Humanities and Arts (BXA) degree in creative writing and music technology. Read more
Graduates Jorge Armando Alvarez, who earned a degree in professional writing, and Fatima Mustafawi, who earned a degree in information systems at Carnegie Mellon in Qatar,shared reflections in a university-wide social media campaign. Read more
Alumni from around the world submitted well wishes to graduates. Read more
Slate to Head Carnegie Mellon’s History Department
Nico Slate has been selected to head Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of History, effective July 1. Slate, a professor of history, succeeds Donna Harsch, who has led the department since 2015.
Slate hopes to strengthen the many interdisciplinary ties between the Department of History and other units throughout the university.
Experience is the cement that holds the building blocks of knowledge together. New research at Carnegie Mellon University presents the first direct evidence that experiential programs increase a child’s ability to lock away new information as well as generalize the knowledge to new situations.
Alumni Community. The new Community can be found at community.cmu.edu.
Mindfulness: David Creswell led a guided mindfulness meditation practice and discussion about the emerging science of how mindfulness meditation can reduce stress and improve health. It is now available as an on-demand video.
Find out what's new with Dietrich College students and alumni, including Brian Macdonald (DC 1991), Meredith Schmehl (DC 2018), Erika Bañuelos (DC 1996) and Susan Adams Henderson (DC 1989) in Class Notes.
Read about news and accomplishments from the college's faculty and staff, including Jay Aronson, John Lehoczky, Kathryn Roeder and Joe William Trotter, Jr. in Personal Mentions.
