The Humanities Initiative
at Carnegie Mellon
The
Humanities Initiative is a collaboration of Carnegie Mellon's humanities
departments to produce alumni who have the skills to solve real-world
problems, the flexibility to adapt to changing technology and markets,
and a respect for intellectual and cultural diversity. The Humanities
Initiative sets H&SS apart from traditional liberal arts schools by
providing humanities students with a multi-disciplinary, technologically
enriched curriculum that is unparalleled elsewhere. And by enhancing the
university's core curriculum, the Humanities Initiative will broaden the
education of all Carnegie Mellon students.
The
Humanities Initiative has three main components: The
Humanities Scholars Program, The
Humanities Center and The
Center for the Arts in Society.
The
Humanities Scholars Program, open by invitation to students admitted
to H&SS, brings together faculty across different humanities disciplines
to create distinctive, interdisciplinary courses. These courses are often
team-taught, allowing students access not only to the expertise of different
faculty members, but unique insight into the interdisciplinary dialogues
that make university life intellectually exciting. They provide an opportunity
for students to explore connections among different disciplines and to
work collaboratively with faculty mentors. The students have the option
to live in the same dormitory cluster their first year at Carnegie Mellon
in order to create a vibrant community of scholars.
The
Humanities Center is a collaborative research center that includes
faculty in all four humanities departments: English, History, Modern Languages
and Philosophy. Its goals are to strengthen research and teaching in the
humanities; to foster collaborations among the humanities faculty and
between humanities faculty and faculty in other disciplines; and to nurture
a greater role for the humanities in an increasingly technological and
global society. The center sponsors conferences and lecture series, supports
and promotes humanities research, and brings to campus distinguished scholars
and lecturers.
The
Center for the Arts in Society is a multi-disciplinary research and
education center that brings together scholars from the humanities, social
sciences and arts who are interested in studies of culture and society,
and the history and production of the arts. It is a collaboration of H&SS
and the College of Fine Arts. Each year, the Center brings visiting scholars
in residence to Carnegie Mellon, and it sponsors a regular series of events
including panel discussions, faculty presentations and guest lectures.
The center sponsors the Arts
in Society minor.
For
more information about these programs, contact Shilo Raube, Director of Media Relations (sraube@andrew.cmu.edu
or (412) 268-6094), or talk with the H&SS Academic Advisory Center.
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The Social and Decision Sciences Department and its Center for Behavioral Decision Research is opening a behavioral decision research lab in downtown Pittsburgh. At the Carnegie Mellon Research Café, located on the second level of Fifth Avenue Place, downtown workers and visitors will be able to earn money or gift cards for participating in studies on decision making such as consumer spending and saving, health behaviors like dieting and smoking, and what causes happiness. Read more... |
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SDS Professor Paul Fischbeck Links Health Care Debate To Risk of Dying in the U.S. and Europe
The current health care debate in the United States is complicated. Trade-offs between heath care expenditures, lifestyle choices and life expectancy have been suggested but seldom clearly demonstrated. Paul Fischbeck, professor of social and decision sciences and engineering and public policy. uses risk of dying data in the U.S. and Europe to illustrate differences in health care systems. Read more... |
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Happily Hopeless: Professor George Loewenstein Discovers Optimism Can Be Detrimental to Mental Health
New research by Social and Decision Sciences Professor George Loewenstein and Dylan M. Smith, Aleksandra Jankovic and Peter A. Ubel of the University of Michigan shows that holding on to hope may not make patients happier as they deal with chronic illness or disease. The study tracked and surveyed patients with both reversible and irreversible colostomies over a six-month period to measure their emotional well-being. The results confirm that people do not adapt well to situations if they're believed to be short-term. Read more... |
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Information Systems Program Receives Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has granted the Information Systems (IS) program $206,000 over the next two years to continue its "Information Systems in the Community" summer program. The program brings students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Carnegie Mellon for an intensive, six-week session in which they learn software development best practices, project management and teamwork. The program, derived from the highly successful IS major within H&SS, started six years ago with an initial grant from the Mellon Foundation. Read more... |
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Modern Languages Hosts Lecture on the Challenges in the Performance Assessment of Speaking at Advanced Levels
Wednesday, Nov. 4: The Modern Languages Department will host a lecture by Timothy McNamara, professor of allied linguistics from the University of Melbourne at 3:30 p.m. in Margaret Morrison A14. Read more... |
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Carnegie Mellon Appoints New Co-Director
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Michael J. Tarr, a new professor of psychology, will co-direct the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC). The CNBC is a joint project between Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh devoted to investigating neural mechanisms and their impact on human cognitive abilities. Read more... |
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Facing the Economic Turning Point: A New G-20 Agenda Critical for Restoring Growth and Confidence
On Sept. 23, the university community gathered to tackle issues that world leaders would be focusing on at the G-20. Under the leadership of Professor Kiron Skinner, the day-long conference - co-hosted by Carnegie Mellon and the Atlantic Council - explored the economic and social forces at work in the post-economic crisis world. They were joined by U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Daniel Rooney, as well as leaders at the World Bank, PNC Financial Services and BNY Mellon, among others. Read article. Read related report. |
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H&SS Summer 2009 Newsletter Available
In this issue: When dreaming is believing; 2009 Cognition Symposium and Guggenheim Fellowships; Study could help with weight loss; David Danks faculty profile; 2009 Harry S. Truman Scholarship winner; and much more. Read more... |
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H&SS Researchers Develop Novel Tool To Rank Death Rates
Have you ever wondered what the odds are that you may die in the next year? Would it be from illness or an accident? Is it something you can control? Or is it completely out of your hands? A new Web site, www.DeathRiskRankings.com, developed by researchers and students at Carnegie Mellon University, allows users to query publicly available data from the United States and Europe, and compare mortality risks by gender, age, cause of death and geographic region. Paul Fischbeck, a professor of social and decision sciences and engineering and public policy led the development team. Read more... |
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