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

September 2020
Dietrich College News
Dietrich College Ups the Game with Signature Courses
The Signature Course Initiative was designed by the university to target courses that will serve as a model for the fall and an investment in the future. Two Dietrich College Signature Courses were featured in a university-wide series of stories.

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Graduates Bring Power to the Solar Industry
Students completing their Master of Statistical Practice (MSP) at the Dietrich College build real-world experience through capstone projects in industry and nonprofit organizations.

Language May Undermine Women in Science and Tech
Molly Lewis examined gender stereotypes baked into 25 languages to explore why fewer women enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

Philosophy’s Tetrad Project Awarded International AI Honor
The Tetrad Automated Causal Discovery Platform was awarded the Super Artificial Intelligence Leader (SAIL) award at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference held in Shanghai in July. Tetrad, developed by Peter Spirtes, Clark Glymour, Richard Scheines and Joe Ramsey of Carnegie Mellon University’s Philosophy Department, was one of four projects chosen for a SAIL award from over 800 entries, including nominations from Amazon, IBM, Microsoft and Google.

CMU Alumnus Tommy Oliver Works for Change
Upcoming Remote Alumni Events
  • CMU Future Founders: Apply by Sept. 19 for CMU Future Founders, a new program for CMU alumni who aspire to be startup founders. Over the course of six weeks, you’ll learn from experienced CMU founders who have been through it all and join a community of like-minded peers. https://www.cmute.io/future-founder


  • Online events. A number of online events are planned. Register here. The archive of past webinars is available at any time.


Dietrich College in the News
Class Notes
Find out what's new with Dietrich College students and alumni, including William E. Dunstan (DC 1975) and Shrisha Rao (DC 2002) 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 Felipe GómezNecia WernerChristina BjorndahlSimon DeDeo, Alex Reinhart and Christopher Phillips in Personal Mentions

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