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Alumni

A Passion for Advocacy Mahima Arya (DC 2020) received a Copenhagen Fellowship to obtain human rights education and guidance when pursuing civic engagement projects to advance social justice. Arya will work on an action project in partnership with her concurrent role as a computer science fellow at the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP), a New York-based nonprofit that fights the mass surveillance of marginalized groups, including immigrants, indigenous peoples, communities of color and LGBTQ+ communities. As she advances in her career, Arya hopes to bring more attention to human rights and privacy protections for the LGBTQ+ community. A Pioneer of Computing for Imagination and Social Impact

Mahima Arya

D. Fox Harrell (DC 1998) combines his passion for computer science, philosophy, psychology, cultural studies, media arts and more to explore the relationship between imagination and computation. His work centers around the ethical development and application of computing and artificial intelligence research to create systems that are engaging, dynamic and foster positive impact on critical social issues. Harrell is a professor of digital media and artificial intelligence in the Comparative Media Studies Program and Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

D. Fox Harrell

Hilliard Receives Alumni Service Award David Hilliard (DC 1973) was honored with CMU’s Alumni Service Award at a ceremony during Homecoming Weekend. The award honors alumni for their volunteer service to the university and/or alumni organizations. Hilliard received a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1973. Beginning as a student and later as an alumnus, Hilliard has dedicated an enormous amount of time and energy to promote student and alumni success and positivity that contributes to the university’s culture.

David Hilliard

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