James Wheaton
Articles
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CMU Academy for Women receives recognition at Leadership Excellence Awards
One of Carnegie Mellon’s greatest strengths has come from its role in attracting female students to STEM fields — areas of study that have been heavily skewed towards men for decades. On March 8, Carnegie Mellon University’s Leadership and Negotiation Academy for Women was recognized as the top program for continued education for organizational development and leadership by HR.com’s 2017 Leadershi...
News | March 27, 2017 -
Global Communications Center panel imparts advice on publishing STEM research papers
This Thursday, Feb. 23, the Global Communication Center (GCC) hosted a panel on publishing research in the STEM domain. Rangos Hall was filled as eager graduate students hoped to gain insight on the act of getting their research published in journals. Three panel speakers offered their input and advice to young graduate students just beginning their journey into academia.
News | February 27, 2017 -
Carnegie Mellon takes stand against Trump's immigrant ban
Carnegie Mellon University was one of several prestigious research universities to join an amicus brief opposing the executive order on immigration implemented by President Donald Trump. This brief was created in the U.S. District Court in New York on Monday, Feb. 13.
News | February 20, 2017 -
Congressman Doyle discusses why he plans to resist Trump
On Feb. 9, Mike Doyle, the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania’s 14th congressional district, spoke to a packed crowd in Margaret Morrison Hall. Doyle used this platform to discuss how he and other Democratic representatives planned on fighting President Donald Trump with regards to issues most important to them today.
News | February 13, 2017 -
John Fabian Witt looks at America's history with democracy
On Thursday Feb. 2, John Fabian Witt, the speaker at the sixth annual Thomas M. Kerr Jr. lecture, discussed the subject of American Freedom. Witt is the Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of award-winning book, Lincoln’s Code: The Laws of War in American History and has worked at Columbia University, the University of Texas at Austin, and also received his educati...
News | February 6, 2017