Richard Scheines has built his career on crossing academic disciplines.

He'll bring that same approach to the Office of the Dean of Carnegie Mellon University's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences on July 1.

Scheines, the current head of the Department of Philosophy, will succeed John Lehoczky, who has served as dean since 2000 and will return to the Department of Statistics faculty.

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CMU's 2014 International Film Festival will bring 12 award-winning independent films with ties to 20 countries to various locations throughout Pittsburgh, March 20 through April 5.

This year's festival theme, "Faces of Work," reflects the late CMU professor and filmmaker Paul Goodman's focus on the challenges and achievements of diverse groups of workers worldwide.

The festival opens with the 2013 Polish film "Walesa: Man of Hope," The film is a biopic of Lech Walesa, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning former leader of Poland who was instrumental in the collapse of communism. Walesa's wife and former first lady of Poland, Danuta Walesa, will attend the screening.

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Nearly 60 Dietrich College alumni returned to CMU to support 150 current students and help them build their careers.

The second annual "Under Construction: Building Your Future" event encouraged students and alumni to explore the diverse fields available after graduation.

"The alumni are extremely inspirational," said Juan Acosta (DC'15), a student organizer. "The students are very excited that Dietrich College is actively pursing events like this to help them with their future career paths."

Alexandria Hernandez (DC'15) agreed, and said, "I think it's wonderful. Dietrich College is really expanding the network."

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