Carnegie Mellon University | CMU Skip to main content Utility Current Students Faculty & Staff Alumni Office Directory Actions Menu Visit Give Main navigation About About About Carnegie Mellon Leadership Vision, Mission & Values History Traditions Rankings & Awards Pittsburgh Global Locations Our Strategic Framework The Persistent Pursuit of ExcellenceAs we celebrate our 125th year, we do so with a renewed sense of purpose. Guided by our strategic vision and driven by our shared values, we are confident that we will rise to meet this moment and continue to lead with distinction in the decades to come. Academics Academics Academics at CMU Majors & Programs Graduate Programs Interdisciplinary Programs Online Education Continuing Education Academic Calendar Pre-College Programs Learning for a Lifetime 2025 Pulitzer Prize CMU professor Edda Fields-Black has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in History for her book COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid and Black Freedom during the Civil War, which recounts Tubman’s leadership in liberating over 700 enslaved people in 1863. Admission Admission Admissions at CMU Undergraduate Admission Graduate Admission Access & Affordability 138 Fulbright Students Carnegie Mellon has seen 138 Tartans become Fulbright U.S. Student grantees. Campus Life Campus Life Campus Life at CMU Student Activities Living In Pittsburgh Student Affairs Housing Athletics CMU125 This 125th anniversary year is a celebration of the milestone moments of the university’s history to date, as well as what CMU will make possible in its next 125 years. 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Zico Kolter Professor and Director of the Machine Learning Department Read the Full Story + Faculty Our professors bring their expertise to classrooms and labs, mentoring students and advancing research across disciplines. + Members Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra musicians serve as distinguished faculty in our School of Music to inspire the next generation of talent. Nobel Prizes Our faculty and alumni have received this prestigious award, widely recognized as one of the highest honors an individual can receive, in 5 of the 6 possible categories. The Birthplace of AI Carnegie Mellon University has been at the forefront of artificial intelligence since its early days, helping to shape the field through bold ideas, pioneering research and visionary leadership. From founding key institutions to launching entirely new areas of study, CMU has played a central role in advancing computing and AI. Today, our work continues to drive innovation and make a lasting impact across industries and society. First Artificial Intelligence ProgramHerbert Simon and Allen Newell create Logic Theorist, a computer program that could solve logic puzzles in the same way a human might in a game of chess. First Autonomous RobotsRed Whittaker and CMU colleagues create a Robotic Reconnaissance Vehicle to inspect and clean up the Three Mile Island accident. First Language Recognition SystemKai-Fu Lee, Raj Reddy and Roberto Bisiani create SPHINX, the first real-time recognition of speech to programming with AI techniques. First Robotics PhD ProgramThe world’s first doctoral program in robotics is offered at CMU. First Self-Navigating AutomobileScientist Dean Pomerleau and Ph.D. student Todd Jochem’s Navlab 5 drives from Pittsburgh to San Diego, the longest continuous test of an autonomous vehicle in a real-world setting. First Machine Learning DepartmentConsidered the world’s first machine learning academic department. First Self-Driving Vehicles CMU’s and General Motors self-driving SUV “BOSS” wins the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, a driverless car competition. First AI Undergraduate MajorThe first offered by a U.S. university in response to extraordinary technical breakthroughs in AI and the growing demand by students and employers. First AI Engineering DegreeCMU announces a new first-of-its-kind Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence Engineering degree, combining AI and machine learning with engineering domain knowledge. Partner With CMU for Real-World Impact At Carnegie Mellon, we don’t follow trends — we set them. From solving business problems to bringing new ideas to market, our collaborations spark solutions that make a lasting global impact. Learn How to Partner With Us No one has ever built a robot of this size and this complexity to this standard before. Adam Serblowski Shell, Frontier Automation Engineer Explore the National Robotics Engineering Center The Tepper students actively listened to us and used the facts and challenges we provided to shape their analysis. Kristen Lane Vitalent, Communications Manager Sponsor a Student Capstone Carnegie Mellon has a pro-human view of AI. It’s a technology that should help and augment people and the work that they do. 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