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Messages from the President

Read communications from the president below.

Latest Communications

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Statement on the Passing of JoAnne Epps, Acting President of Temple University

This is heartbreaking news. I knew President Epps to be a steadfast leader, a kind soul and an inspiration to many. The Carnegie Mellon University community sends our deepest condolences to her family and the Temple campus community during this difficult time.
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

10 Years of Impact: Celebrating Bill Dietrich’s Extraordinary Legacy at CMU

This fall, Carnegie Mellon University celebrates a decade of transformation fueled by the extraordinary generosity of William S. Dietrich II. In business, across Pittsburgh and as a member of CMU’s Board of Trustees, Bill Dietrich was known as a meticulous, visionary and innovative leader. It was a remarkable reputation that followed him into retirement — and deservedly so. Bill would spend the next nearly two decades carefully charting and cultivating his own philanthropic legacy.
Monday, August 28, 2023

Welcome to a New Academic Year at CMU!

Every August, an inspiring Carnegie Mellon community takes shape. It’s an extraordinary transformation set into motion by the arrival of more than 4,500 undergraduate and graduate students on our Pittsburgh campus and extending globally to our campuses in Africa, Qatar and Silicon Valley. These Tartans join a talented global network of nearly 11,400 returning students and 6,500 faculty and staff members who are focused on advancing Carnegie Mellon’s legacy of impact that’s based in relentless creativity, knowledge and research.
Monday, July 10, 2023

Call for Honorary Degree Nominations

I am writing to invite and encourage you to nominate candidates to be considered for an honorary degree from Carnegie Mellon University.
Thursday, July 06, 2023

2023 Provost Review

As part of Carnegie Mellon University’s standard governance practices and according to the bylaws of the Faculty Organization, the provost of the university undergoes a thorough review process before the end of each five-year term. I am writing today to announce the launch of that process for Provost Garrett.
Thursday, June 29, 2023

Supreme Court Ruling on Race-Conscious Admissions

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Harvard and UNC race-conscious admissions programs cannot be reconciled with the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Our university was founded on a commitment to expand opportunity and access to education, and we remain steadfast in that commitment as key to creating a transformative educational experience for all. While we are studying the opinion to determine the implications for all of our processes, we have confidence in our ability both to follow the law and to promote access and opportunity as essential to fostering a vibrant learning community.

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