Campus Communications

Announcing the Dr. William D. and Nancy W. Strecker Dean of the College of Engi…

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Burcu Akinci as the next Dr. William D. and Nancy W. Strecker Dean of the College of Engineering. Dr. Akinci, currently the head of the college’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will assume her role as dean on January 1, 2026. This appointment follows a comprehensive national search and the enthusiastic recommendation of the search committee, whose service throughout this process was invaluable.

Launching the Global Search for the Dean of the Tepper School of Business

Friday, October 24, 2025

I am pleased to officially announce the global search for the next dean of the Tepper School of Business. As I shared in my recent announcement, Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou has decided to step down at the conclusion of the 2025–2026 academic year.

Announcing the 2025 Recipient of the Dickson Prize in Science

Monday, October 6, 2025

I am pleased to announce that Carnegie Mellon University has selected Dr. Aviv Regev as the 2025 recipient of the Dickson Prize in Science. Dr. Regev is the head and executive vice president of Genentech Research and Early Development (gRED), where she oversees all aspects of the company's drug discovery and early development activities.

Dietrich College Leadership Transition

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

After 12 years of distinguished leadership, Richard Scheines, the Bess Family Dean of the Marianna Brown Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, has decided to step down at the conclusion of the 2025–2026 academic year.

Support Carnegie Mellon’s 32nd Annual Food Drive

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

For more than three decades, our CMU community has been showing care and concern for our neighbors in need of food in the greater Pittsburgh area. Today we are excited to kick off the 32nd Annual Food Drive, organized and sponsored by Staff Council.

Tepper School of Business Leadership Transition

Thursday, September 18, 2025

I am writing to share that Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou has informed me of her decision to step down as dean of the Tepper School of Business at the end of her term on July 1, 2026. Dean Bajeux-Besnainou was appointed to this role in 2020, and in 2022, she was installed as the Richard P. Simmons Professor of Finance. She will return to the faculty full-time to resume her teaching and research.