Psychology Student Camille Chandler Named Beinecke Scholar
Carnegie Mellon's Camille Chandler is a 2024 Beinecke Scholar.
Autonomy Boosts College Student Attendance and Performance
A new paper from ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ suggests that the key to boosting college students’ attendance and performance isn’t stricter rules, but more freedom.
Edda Fields-Black Named Director of the Humanities Center at ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ
Edda Fields-Black, a professor of history, has been appointed director of the Humanities Center at ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ, effective July 1, 2024.
In Juneteenth Keynote, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Historian Outlines Harriet Tubman's Role in Civil War Raid
For ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµâ€™s 2024 Juneteenth Keynote Lecture, Edda Fields-Black, associate professor of history, discussed the Combahee River Raid of 1863, which she details in a book of her research published in February, and calls one of the most dramatic episodes of the Civil War and the largest and most successful slave rebellion in U.S. history.
Christopher Phillips Appointed Head of Carnegie Mellon’s Department of History
Christopher Phillips, a professor of history, will be the next head of the Department of History in ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµâ€™s Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Holds 126th Commencement
On Sunday, May 12, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ held its 126th Commencement
Young Adults Reduced Drinking During and After Pandemic
A new study examined the drinking levels and patterns of young adults before, during and after the pandemic.
Measuring Bias: Kate Zernike Shares How Exceptional Women Are Not the Exception
Renowned journalist Kate Zernike spoke at ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ about gender bias in the sciences.
ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Names Five University Professors
Five ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ faculty members — Guy Blelloch, Gary Fedder, Robert Kass, Anthony Rollett and Elias Towe — have been elevated to the rank of University Professor, the highest distinction a faculty member can receive ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ.