Carnegie Mellon University

President in the News - 2014

Pittsburgh's New Immigrants: CMU President Subra Suresh Makes the Case for Diversity
November 2014
Together with 85 Carnegie Mellon students of foreign birth, CMU President Subra Suresh stresses the vital role diversity plays on campus and beyond. Nearly 40 percent of CMU’s enrolled students come from foreign countries, including Greece, China, Japan, and President Suresh’s native India.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Carnegie Mellon President Subra Suresh Inducted into Institute of Medicine
October 16, 2014
Carnegie Mellon University President Subra Suresh was inducted into the Institute of Medicine (IOM), making him the only university president to be elected to all three national academies (IOM, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering). Dr. Suresh joins the small list of only 16 living Americans who have the honor of being elected to all three national academies.
The Economic Times

Inaugural Meeting of Global Learning Council Lays Groundwork for Improving Learning Outcomes for Students Everywhere
September 5, 2014
At its inaugural face-to-face meeting, the leadership of the Global Learning Council (GLC), a consortium of leaders in the field of education from academia, industry and nonprofits, has identified two initial problem statements and action items for collaboration to advance the improvement of learning outcomes using technology.
Global Learning Council

Making it in Pittsburgh: Leveraging the spirit of our forebears through new technologies
September 1, 2014
Generations ago, many of our families came to Pittsburgh to provide the labor that powered the first large-scale industrial age. In the 19th century, the vast industries of steel, glass, oil and gas and manufacturing sprang from the handiwork of practical, hard-working men and women for whom “making” was second nature.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Intellectual Diversity and The Heart of the Matter
August 2014
Carnegie Mellon University President Subra Suresh reflects on the importance of humanities and social sciences, and their ability to help solve urgent social and environmental challenges now facing our world.
American Academy of Arts & Sciences