Emily DeJeu
Assistant Teaching Professor of Business Communication Carnegie Mellon University
- Pittsburgh PA
Biography
Emily is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Business Management Communication at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business. Her research uses mixed-methods approaches to analyze important genres of professional writing, in an effort to strengthen professional writing pedagogies by offering research-informed teaching strategies. Past projects included exploring strategies for ethical business communication, analyzing rhetorics of high-growth startup versus traditional small business entrepreneurship, and developing and testing curricula that helps students learn strategies for effective civic advocacy. Current projects involve exploring pedagogical applications of generative AI.
Areas of Expertise
Rhetoric
AI for Business Communication
Emerging Business Applications of GenAI
Media Appearances
As AI tools reshape education, schools struggle with how to draw the line on cheating
Borneo Bulletin online
2025-09-12
Emily DeJeu, who teaches communication courses at Carnegie Mellon’s business school, has eliminated writing assignments as homework and replaced them with in-class quizzes done on laptops in “a lockdown browser” that blocks students from leaving the quiz screen.
“To expect an 18-year-old to exercise great discipline is unreasonable,” DeJeu said. “That’s why it’s up to instructors to put up guardrails.”
Social
Education
Carnegie Mellon University
Ph.D.
Rhetoric
Carnegie Mellon University
M.A.
Rhetoric
Grove City College
B.A.
English and Communication
