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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Christopher Warren Named Head of Carnegie Mellon’s Department of English

Carnegie Mellon University's new Department of English head, who begins Aug. 1, is an expert in 16th and 17th century literature and culture who is also one of the world's foremost leaders in using technology to ask and answer significant research questions in the humanities.

Monday, June 16, 2025

Lynn Sotillo Named Associate Dean for Finance and Chief Business Officer

Lynn Sotillo joins Dietrich College for Humanities and Social Sciences as associate dean for finance and chief business officer.

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Beyond the Stacks

Over the last year, Arts and Humanities Librarians have worked to turn one-off orientation sessions with first-year classes into a dynamic, personalized introduction to the Libraries’ offerings.

For Faculty & Staff

Neurodiverse Employee Resource Group Meeting

Tuesday, June 24, noon to 1 p.m., Online

This group advocates for and supports neurodiverse people in the CMU community and beyond. “Neurodiversity” is a word used to explain the unique ways people’s brains work. While everyone’s brain develops similarly, no two brains function just alike. Being neurodivergent means having a brain that works differently from the average or “neurotypical” person.

Learn more about the NERG.

Join the Zoom meeting.

Digital Accessibility: Grackle Workspace Workshop

Wednesday, June 25, noon to 1 p.m., Zoom

Join us for a virtual workshop as we explore the accessibility features built into Grackle Workspace for Google Docs and Google Slides. This workshop will provide a hands-on walkthrough of how Grackle helps you create accessible documents directly within Google Workspace, including tools for checking color contrast, heading structure, table formatting and more. We’ll also talk about exporting from Google to PDF/UA compliant PDF documents. Whether you’re new to Grackle or looking to improve your accessibility practices, this session will offer practical tips and live demonstrations to help make your content more usable for everyone.

Dietrich College Staff Lunch

Wednesday, June 25, noon to 1 p.m., Baker A60G

Please join us for our next Dietrich Staff Lunch! This lunch is open to all staff members of Dietrich College and we will have lunch catered from Moe's Southwest Grill.

For Graduate Students

Check back soon for graduate student news and events!

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