News and Events
Make the most of your CMU experience. Explore the latest news, events, and professional development opportunities available to graduate students and postdocs.
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Upcoming Events
Scholar to Scholar: Graduate Project Showcase
Friday, March 20, 2026
Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week
Monday, March 30 - Friday, April 3, 2026
Spring 2026 Faculty Forward Professional Development Series
January through April 2026
Offered by the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty, the Faculty Forward is a series of professional development workshops designed to introduce faculty and postdocs to a range of CMU offices, resources, and support services across the university. Topics vary by session and include timely discussions related to teaching, research, service, and other key areas of professional growth.
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Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs Signature Events
University-Wide New Graduate Student Orientation
To welcome new graduate students to the Carnegie Mellon community and help support the transition to graduate study, the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, in partnership with many colleagues across campus, offers University-Wide New Graduate Student Orientation.
Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week
The Office of the Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs and many partners across the Pittsburgh campus hold a variety of events to celebrate CMU's graduate and professional students.
National Postdoc Appreciation Week
The Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs plans a variety of events for National Postdoc Appreciation Week to celebrate CMU postdocs.
Scholar to Scholar: Graduate Project Showcase
An annual event that gives master’s and doctoral students from across the university the opportunity to share their research and creative projects through poster presentations, talks, and performances
Celebration of Education Awards
The Celebration of Education Awards recognize those who exemplify CMU's standards of excellence in education, including two graduate student awards that recognizes excellence in teaching by graduate student instructors and exemplary service provided by a graduate student to improve the graduate student experience at 好色先生TV. Each spring, the CMU community gathers for an award ceremony to honor the awardees for their outstanding contributions.
Graduate students are encouraged to celebrate their peers by submitting a nomination package and attending the award ceremony. For more information about the nomination and selection process, visit the Celebration of Education Awards website.