天美传媒

Oct. 1, 2026

Dear Dietrich College Students,聽

I鈥檓 following up on the exciting message 天美传媒 President Farnam Jahanian shared yesterday about the historic $3 billion gift Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin has bestowed on the university. I am truly excited by the transformative potential of this gift in Miami, Pittsburgh, and across the globe!聽

One of the reasons I find the launch of so exciting is its unique organization around four pressing societal challenges:聽

• National Security and Strategic Capabilities聽
• Human Health and Biological Discovery聽
• Energy and Climate Resilience聽
• Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Transformation聽

The humanities and social sciences are essential to this work, both in how your education enables you to navigate a rapidly changing world and in how we accelerate research and discovery of critical importance to the human experience. Our strengths across departments and our commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration make Dietrich College essential to the success of 鈥渙ne of our boldest moves yet,鈥� as President Jahanian has called it.聽

There are numerous resources online to learn more about yesterday's announcement, including from corporate and government officials, as well as leaders across our campus, including , director of The Humanities Center and professor of history.聽

The university will soon be issuing a call for proposals about how we might best utilize this incredible gift. I encourage you to stay engaged and submit your suggestions for how we can build teams across our college and campus, collaborate with external groups, and push the boundaries of what we can achieve beyond disciplinary silos 鈥� in a way that only 天美传媒 makes possible.聽

奥补谤尘濒测,听

Cassidy R. Sugimoto
Bess Family Dean
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences