Marianna Brown Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Carnegie Mellon University

February 2022
Dietrich College News
Dietrich Deep Dives: Increasing Vaccination Rates with Text Nudges
Silvia Saccardo, assistant professor in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences, will discuss her work using text messages to increase vaccine rates. She shows how messages that include “ownership” language were the most effective at getting participants to sign up and show up for their vaccination appointments. Join Saccardo for her talk on Feb. 1 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern.

Register for the event.

Faculty Spotlight: Uju Anya
The Faculty Spotlight series features new and junior faculty at the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. Uju Anya, associate professor of Second Language Acquisition, is the inaugural faculty member featured in this series. Anya joined the Department of Modern Languages in 2021. Her work examines race, gender and sexual and social class identities in new language learning through the multilingual journeys of African American students.

Read Uju Anya’s Faculty Spotlight interview.

Children’s Books Solidify Gender Stereotypes in Young Minds
A new study from Molly Lewis, special faculty in the Social and Decision Sciences and Psychology departments at CMU, and her colleagues at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has found children’s books may perpetuate gender stereotypes. 


Read more about Lewis’ study.
Phi Beta Kappa Inducts Newest Class of Dietrich Students
Fifteen students have been selected for early initiation into Carnegie Mellon University’s chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, including eight students affiliated with the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The initiation ceremony will be held in the Posner Center on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 5 p.m. Eastern. The event is open to the campus community.

Read more about the new class.
New Club Connects Students With Alumni in the Writing Field
Upcoming Remote Alumni Events
  • Join the CMUniverse. Are you passionate about giving back? Do you want to make a positive impact through teaching and mentorship? Would you like to join a network of Tartans dedicated to pursuing their passions? Then it’s time to join CMUniverse, a new virtual mentorship platform that connects you with the most driven and successful individuals out there – CMU students. Mentor and network with fellow Tartans today. It’s easy to use and a great way to give back while making a positive impact.
  • Alumni Community. The new Alumni Community can be found at community.cmu.edu.
  • Online events. A number of online events are planned. Visit community.cmu.edu/s/events to register. The archive of past webinars is available at any time: community.cmu.edu/s/webinars.
  • Social media. Follow university channels to connect and view news. A directory of many channels can be found at community.cmu.edu/s/cmu-social.
  • Share stories. The university wants to highlight stories of Tartans who are volunteering, working in a critical field or brightening the world during this time. Submit stories at https://www.cmu.edu/engage/about-us/news/alumni/doing-good.html
  • Faculty Dialogues. The Alumni Association’s academic programming puts you in the room with faculty whose research is changing the world. Register for an upcoming session at https://www.cmu.edu/engage/alumni/events/academic/faculty-dialogues.html.
Dietrich College in the News
Class Notes
Find out what's new with Dietrich College students and alumni, like Mike Laudenbach (DC 2023) and Hanna Ringler (DC 2016, 2022), in Class Notes.


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 Simon DeDeo, Kenya Dworkin, Jon Klancher, David Klahr, Stephanie Larson, Joe Trotter, Chris Warren and Stephen Wittek, in Personal Mentions. 

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