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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Announcing Searches for Vice President of University Communications and Marketing and Chief Human Resources Officer

I am pleased to announce the launch of two searches to fill vacant leadership positions — Vice President for University Communications and Marketing and Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer — on Carnegie Mellon’s leadership team.
Friday, November 10, 2023

Holding Our Community to a Higher Standard

Over the past few weeks, rhetoric about the conflict in the Middle East has become increasingly toxic and harmful on our campus and on social media. I strongly urge all members of this community to refrain from using language that targets a particular group and causes hurt and fear in friends, classmates or colleagues.
Thursday, November 09, 2023

Veterans Day 2023

Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, is Veterans Day — a day when our nation recognizes military service members, past and present, for dedicating their lives to protecting our personal freedoms and preserving democracy across the world.
Wednesday, November 08, 2023

Statement on First Lady Jill Biden and Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su's Visit to Carnegie Mellon's Mill 19

Carnegie Mellon University welcomes the opportunity to host First Lady Jill Biden and Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su at our advanced manufacturing facility in Hazelwood. This facility — once bustling with steelworkers and helping to power the nation’s economy — is now home to a consortium of partners dedicated to harnessing opportunities in 21st century manufacturing, including robotics, additive manufacturing and artificial intelligence.
Monday, November 06, 2023

Announcing $25 Million Investment in Computational Biology

I am thrilled to announce that Carnegie Mellon Trustee Ray Lane and his wife, Stephanie, have made a monumental, $25 million investment in support of our Computational Biology Department. This gift will support two important priorities: creating an endowment to fuel the department’s strategic growth and providing the funding to establish the department’s future home in the new Richard King Mellon Hall of Sciences.
Thursday, October 26, 2023

Five Years On: Remembering 10.27.2018

Five years ago tomorrow, members of the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha, Dor Hadash and New Light congregations were horrifically attacked while worshiping just one mile from Carnegie Mellon University’s campus. Eleven Pittsburghers lost their lives, others were injured, and this attack remains as the deadliest assault on Jews to occur on American soil.

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