Dear IPS students, faculty, staff, and members of the Carnegie Mellon community,
Last week, we began our Black History Month programming with a visit from Carmen Best, the former Chief of Police in Seattle. Chief Best revealed the "something more" required to enact true diversity, equity, and inclusion to the CMU community in a virtual event and discussed her efforts to diversify the department during her tenure as Chief. Read more below.
Next week, we will host Dr. Allison Clark, a social scientist and civic engagement professional with more than fifteen years of digital access advocacy and analysis experience. She has supervised advocacy campaigns in the areas of healthcare, the environment, and voter education and registration. She will join IPS and CMU to discuss the inherent biases in election algorithms and how voters of color can swing an election. For more information and to register, read on!
Sincerely,
Bill Brink
IPS Communications Specialist
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Friday, February 26, 2021
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST
Dr. Clark draws upon her civic engagement experience to investigate how the data science of campaigns can replicate the biases of the humans who create them.
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In retrospect, Carmen Best isn’t sure there really was a phone call.
That’s what her boss, Seattle Chief of Police Kathleen O’Toole, told Best, who at the time was O’Toole’s deputy. They were at a meeting of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, a collection of police chiefs from the seventy or so largest cities in the country. O’Toole told Best she had to run, asked Best to fill in, and suddenly Best found herself sitting next to Bill Bratton, a legend in the law enforcement community who served as chief of police in Boston, Los Angeles, and New York City.
During Best’s remarks on diversity, equity, and inclusion last week as part of the Institute for Politics and Strategy’s Policy Forum, she used this experience as an example of the type of action required to truly make an impact in diversifying an organization. O’Toole didn’t just promote Best to deputy. She literally gave her a seat at the table.
“My message is not to focus on these values,” Best said. “It’s to push us, all of us, to go beyond them and focus on belonging. That is the 'something more.' That’s really the answer.” Read more
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Carnegie Mellon University Washington Semester Program information session
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST
Want to spend a semester studying, interning, and living in Washington, DC? Come learn more about our Washington Semester Program from Program Manager Meghan Mattern. You'll study policy with former policy-makers; intern on Capitol Hill, with think tanks and non-profits, or with any of the many organizations in the nation's capital; and explore a vibrant city with a close-knit cohort of students.
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Join Carnegie Mellon University Washington Semester Program Fellow Thomas Karako for a special CSIS event!
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
3 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST
Please join the CSIS Missile Defense Project for a conversation on missile defense and defeat with General John Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The discussion will address the interrelation of active missile defense, non-nuclear missile defeat, and deterrence. CMU/WSP Fellow Thomas Karako will lead the discussion.
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“If I’m a Democratic leader and I’ve recently come into power, I’m not sure why I’d want to constrain myself when the other party is playing hardball,” IPS Postdoctoral Fellow Jonathan Cervas told the Associated Press.
Howard Heinz University Professor Baruch Fischhoff spoke to Tucson Weekly about vaccine distribution in Arizona.
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Register now for CMU Energy Week and submit a poster
Hosted by Carnegie Mellon University's Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, CMU Energy Week 2021 will take place in a virtual setting from Monday, March 22 to Friday, March 26. Join us for informative sessions designed to engage thought leadership on critically important topics for our nation’s energy and cleantech innovation future.
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Join the Ford Institute for Human Security and the Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies for the second event in their Diversity Series on Black Scholars in International Relations
“Wolves in Sheep's Clothing: Assessing the Effect of Gender Norms on the Lethality of Female Suicide Terrorism”
A virtual webinar with Jakana Thomas, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Michigan State University, and Presidential Visiting Scholar Fellow, Princeton University
February 24, 2021
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST
Do female recruits have an outcome on terrorist operations? In Dr. Thomas’ paper, upon which her presentation is based, she looks at thirty years of data to show that the gender of an attacker impacts the lethality of a terrorist attack. She also finds that effect is also dependent upon the gender norms of the state in which the attack occurs, with the more lethal female attacks apparent in those societies which limit a female’s role in life. Attack lethality is increased in countries in which women are mostly absent from the workforce, civil society, and protest organizations. Dr. Thomas also assesses whether counter-terrorists eventually adapt to the use of female suicide terrorists. Her article is available here.
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Tartan Allies is a series of sessions offered to CMU faculty, staff, and students to foster a network of people who are committed to working toward an affirming environment for all at CMU. In particular, the series focuses on being an ally to those in the LGBTQ+ community. Tartan Allies is made up of three progressive sessions. Being an ally is not a passive behavior. Good and effective allies listen, learn, and act. Join us for Tartan Allies sessions if you are interested in becoming a part of this inclusive and supportive community. |
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Apply to be an Orientation Counselor for 2021!
Orientation Counselors are important student leaders who help incoming students with their intellectual, social, emotional, and cultural transitions to the Carnegie Mellon community. The Orientation Counselor position is open to all full-time undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon who have completed at least one semester on campus and who are returning to Carnegie Mellon's Pittsburgh campus as a full-time undergraduate or first-year graduate student in the fall of 2021. Applicants must maintain a 2.5 QPA throughout the duration of their position and successfully complete a community standards records review. Orientation Counselors must be available to be back on campus by Sunday, August 15, 2021.
For more information about the position, selection timeline, and application, please login into Handshake and search for job #246580. For more information about Handshake, please see the Career and Professional Development Center’s website. Please note, you will be directed to submit an external application. Applications are due Monday, March 1, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. EST.
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Attend a SURG/SURF info session and submit your proposals by March 24!
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) are open to ALL undergraduates interested in research in any discipline, whether in the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, engineering, or business. Awards are $3,500 for eight to ten weeks of full-time summer research on campus or virtually if possible with a faculty mentor; students can join an existing project or they can propose one of their own. Summer Research Fellowships are competitive and include additional materials beyond the requisite proposal. Students may work alone or in a group, but must apply for the Fellowship as an individual - no group awards are available.
Small Undergraduate Research Grants (SURG) are open to ALL undergraduates in any discipline. Grants are available of up to $500 for single entries and up to $1,000 for group entries to cover such things as the costs of supplies and materials, or time on laboratory equipment.
SURG/CW provides supplementary funds above what is allowed for SURG (one-person projects qualify for grants up to $500; group projects can receive up to $1,000).
The student deadline for proposal submission is Wednesday, March 24, 2021. The deadline for faculty mentors to approve the project and submit their letter of recommendation is Sunday, March 28, 2021.
Information sessions
SURG/SURF Info Session (NEW Submission Requirements)
Thursday, February 25
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST
Meeting ID: 948 2213 5128
Passcode: 586996
SURG/SURF Proposal Workshop Session
Wednesday, March 10
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST
Meeting ID: 967 4826 5037
Passcode: 612935
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