Dietrich College News

Released at the beginning of each month, Dietrich College News is your chance to stay up-to-date on the latest news, events and accomplishments of Dietrich alumni, students, staff and faculty.

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First Person: Dietrich College Students Take Inaugural Humanities Career Trek to D.C.

Allison Blair and Kaya Kozlowski, undergraduates in the English Department, joined fifteen of their fellow students on the first ever Humanities Career Trek in Washington D.C. In this student-authored story, Allison and Kaya reveal ways the trip provided humanities students with the chance to connect with the wide array of career opportunities awaiting them after graduation.

Read Allison and Kaya's news piece

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Take On Accessibility and Quality of Life Questions

Last summer, Dietrich students tackled research through a prestigious fellowship program offered by the university. Three social sciences undergraduates received Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURFs) to conduct research which goes beyond the normal curriculum.

Noelia Flores, a senior in the Psychology Department, examined how confidence affects children at the pre-school level. Allison Dayton, a sophomore in the Department of Statistics & Data Science, tackled how motor control affects the way we pronounce fricatives. Information Systems Program senior Veronica Pimenova dove into how learning platforms can support neurodivergent users.

Read more about Noelia, Allison and Veronica's research projects.

Noelia Flores

Veronica Pimenova

Dietrich Students Use Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Projects to Examine Past, Create Future

Samantha Mahler

Ava Arias

What do a fictional character in a dystopian future and a historical figure from Pittsburgh's past have in common? Besides the name "Dorothy," both propelled two Dietrich College humanities students' SURF projects.

Samantha Mahler, a junior in the English Department, worked on a feminist middle-grade novel led by Dorothy Barros, a character inspired by Dorothy of Frank L. Baum's "Wizard of Oz" series. Ava Arias, a junior in the History Department, researched Dorothy Height, an unsung hero of the Civil Rights movement and her work in Pittsburgh.

Learn more about Samantha and Ava's SURF projects.

Upcoming Events

• Commencement Weekend: Join us in celebrating our new graduates during CMU Pittsburgh’s Commencement Weekend, May 9 to 11. Explore the full Commencement Weekend schedule.

• 20th Annual Conference on the Arts in Society: The Art of Hospitality: An interdisciplinary forum for discussion of the role of arts in society, the conference will take place May 28 to 30 in the Cohon University Center. The conference is a place for critical engagement, examination and experimentation, developing ideas that connect the arts to their contexts in the world — whether that is on stage, in museums or on the streets and in communities. Learn more about the Conference on the Arts in Society.

• Alumni Events: From cherished, in-person Carnegie Mellon traditions to virtual learning experiences with researchers at the cutting-edge of their fields, CMU offers a variety of events for alumni to connect with each other and the university, expand their knowledge and networking opportunities, and make memories together. Explore alumni events.

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