Benedict-Jones incorporated the exhibition into her class, "Photographers and Photography since World War II," because it offered an unusually rich case study for a sustained look at the half-century-long career of this internationally celebrated North American artist, coincidentally with Pittsburgh roots.

Change doesn't happen overnight, especially if you're talking about two neighbors who haven't spoken to each other in more than 50 years.

"I tell my students that you have to know a little bit of history to fully understand the momentous nature of these announcements," said Dworkin. 

CMU has selected Donna Harsch to head its Department of History, effective July 1. 

Harsch, professor of history, succeeds Caroline Acker, who has led the department since 2011 and is retiring from CMU.

The History Department has a strong foundation in research that is relevant to the real world, a hallmark of the humanities at Carnegie Mellon.

The faculty's broad-ranging work uses traditional and innovative methods to explore topics from human rights and social injustice to urban, labor and gender histories, and vigorous research practices are incorporated into the curriculum beginning at the undergraduate level. 

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"Photographers and Photography since World War II" Class Visits Exhibition at Carnegie Museum of Art

Latin America: The Unnoticed Giant South of the Border

Washington Semester Program Students Tour U.S. Capitol Building 

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Lecture: Latin America: The Unnoticed Giant South of the Border

Find out what's new with Kathleen Painter (DC'88), 

Maja Orsic (DC'10), Laura Berry (DC'16) and others in

Class Notes.