Carnegie Mellon Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences

06/02/2026

From application to graduation, student writer Aleksaundra Handrinos reflects on her CMU journey in her final article for CMIST. She shares key lessons learned and insights on how she built a successful collegiate experience.

Read her full story here: https://www.cmu.edu/cmist/news-archive/news/2026/june/from-the-rearview-mirror.html

05/19/2026

Kel-Li Chen has been named the 2026 recipient of the K&L Gates Prize! This spring, Chen graduated with a double major in psychology and biological sciences, along with an additional major in human-computer interaction. She also began an accelerated master’s program in human-computer interaction. Learn more about Chen ⬇️

04/21/2026

04/07/2026

Dietrich College welcomes Cassidy Sugimoto, who will join Carnegie Mellon University as Bess Family Dean, effective July 1! Sugimoto is a globally recognized scholar whose work lies at the intersection of information science and science policy.

She will succeed Richard Scheines, who has led the college since 2014.

Cassidy R. Sugimoto, a globally recognized scholar whose work lies at the intersection of information science and science policy, will join Carnegie Mellon University as the next Bess Family Dean of Dietrich College, effective July 1, 2026.

04/06/2026

Game. Set. Douse! 🎾 It's that time of year! Don't miss out on your final chance to douse Dean Richard Scheines in the annual Douse-a-Dean competition, happening this Friday, April 10 from 1:30 to 1:45 p.m. outside of Doherty Hall.

Donate in person or online, all proceeds benefit Special Olympics Pennsylvania. https://give.specialolympicspa.org/team/812871

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03/25/2026

From Carnegie Mellon Department of Social and Decision Sciences's Coty Gonzalez: how human-AI teams can be effective, transparent, trustworthy and fundamentally human-centered.

A Perspective examines how human-AI teams can be effective, transparent, trustworthy and fundamentally human-centered. The authors draw insights from cognitive science, AI, human factors, organizational behavior, and ethics. In PNAS Nexus: https://ow.ly/SbTf50YxES1

03/20/2026

Ina Brandes, minister of culture and science, and a group of academic leaders, all from the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, completed a three-day visit to Pittsburgh last week, including two days on Carnegie Mellon University’s campus. The regions, which share industrial pasts based on coal and steel, are now recognized hubs for innovation and economic development. During the visit, Rebecca Nugent, head of the Department of Statistics & Data Science, and Manfred Bayer, chairman of the board of Digital University North Rhine-Westphalia and president of TU Dortmund, signed a memorandum of understanding to explore potential collaborative opportunities for AI innovations in research and teaching.

03/20/2026

Congratulations to the two Dietrich College alumnae named Tartans on the Rise! We're so proud of you, Mahima Arya (DC 2020) and Noël Um-Lo (DC 2016).

Mahima Arya (DC 2020) and Noël Um-Lo (DC 2016) are among Carnegie Mellon University's 2026 Tartans on the Rise.

03/05/2026

Can a leader’s personality predict an authoritarian turn? In his new book, Prof. Ignacio Arana Araya uses psychometric data and interviews with former presidents to explore how dominance and risk-taking lead to constitutional power grabs in Latin America.

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02/19/2026