Award for Outstanding Contributions to Academic Advising and Mentoring

Carnegie Mellon University founder Andrew Carnegie said: "My heart is in the work."

No statement better captures the passion and drive of our people to make a real difference. 

At Carnegie Mellon, we're not afraid of the work.

Our educational environment creates problem solvers, drivers of innovation and pioneers in technology and the arts.  

Employers in every field say our graduates are ready to hit the ground running the day they graduate. 

So, join us. Whether you're looking for a career or an education. Or both.

Carnegie Mellon University

Maggie Braun joined the Carnegie Mellon faculty in 2008 as assistant department head for undergraduate affairs in the Department of Biological Sciences. She served as the primary academic advisor for all undergraduates in the department, mentoring more than 600 students over the past seven years. In January 2015, Braun was named the director of MCS core education, helping to implement the college’s new, multidimensional undergraduate education program that aims to prepare students for their future as 21st-century scientists. Since 2016, she has served as associate dean for undergraduate affairs where she coordinates curricula, advising, and community-building programs for all undergraduates in the Mellon College of Science. Braun also serves on a number of campus-wide committees on student-centered success initiatives and teaches a capstone course for multi- and interdisciplinary studies students.

Molecular Cloning

Molecular Biology

Future of Education

Biological Sciences

Biochemistry

Carnegie Mellon University Biological Sciences Faculty Profile

Carnegie Mellon University News Profile

Author details history, ethics of immortal human cell line

Teaching Professor and Associate Dean

For the first time, women make up the majority of first-year undergraduates at Carnegie Mellon University, a distinctive milestone among top-ranked universities that award the majority of undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. 

At 51 percent of the Class of 2021, the proportion of women is significantly higher than the national average for peer institutions, propelled by successes in recruitment across CMU's colleges and schools. 

Learn more at: http://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2017/september/women-make-up-majority-incoming-class.html.

Maggie Braun, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, Mellon College of Science

As a Professor of Biological Sciences and an Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, Professor Maggie Braun inspires students through interdisciplinary research in Phage Genomics.

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