Brian Trimboli Editor-in-Chief

Articles

• University establishes new Office of Title IX Initiatives

  Title IX, a section of the 1972 Education Amendments, mandates that all educational institutions receiving federal funds treat male and female students equally. Although Title IX covers all aspects of higher education — everything from coursework to athletics — the national focus has recently shifted to Title IX in the context of sexual assault and relationship violence.

  News | September 14, 2015
• Crime and incident

  Public Drunkenness
  Sept. 4, 2015

  University Police responded to the intersection of Tech and Frew Streets after a disoriented male fell off of his bicycle. Officers determined that the man, who was not a Carnegie Mellon affiliate, was intoxicated. Medical attention was provided and the man was cited for public intoxication.

  Bicycle Theft
  Sept. 5, 2015

  News | September 14, 2015
• Campus news in brief

  Uber gives $5.5 million gift to CMU

  Continuing the relationship established earlier this year, Uber donated $5.5 million to Carnegie Mellon last week. The gift will be used to hire a new faculty chair and three new fellowships in robotics.

  News | September 14, 2015
• Campus news in brief

  Simon Initiative hires learning engineer Kimberly Law

  Carnegie Mellon’s Simon Initiative, focused on education research and the science behind learning, recently hired learning engineer Kimberly Law. Law’s position is supported by a two-year, $1 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

  News | August 31, 2015
• Tech firm donates $35 million, seeks student recognition

  The university announced a $35 million donation earlier this week from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the fifth-largest donation in the university’s history and one of a string of recent gifts.

  News | August 31, 2015