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Viramontes' Novel Adapted for the Stage

A stage adaptation of the novel Their Dogs Came With Them by Helena María Viramontes will be showcased at the Borderlands Theater in Arizona next month. Broadway World describes Their Dogs Came with Them as "a new play about the destruction and displacement of a Mexican-American community, roaming dogs, quarantines, earthmovers and ancient voladores.”

Literary icon Toni Morrison, M.A. ’55, dies at 88

Nobel Prize-winning author and alumna Toni Morrison, M.A. ’55, died Monday, Aug. 5, in New York City. She was 88.

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SEP 27Latinx Thrive Series Fall 2019 The Latinx Thrive! series offers opportunities for students to explore their potential and thrive at Cornell by developing life and learning skills for personal and professional growth.

OCT 03MorganFest: A Robert Morgan Celebration The Department of English is planning a major celebration to honor Robert Morgan. The event will include panels, a conversation, a reading, and other tributes to one of Cornell’s most beloved...

OCT 04Lecture by Avery Slater Lecture by Avery Slater (University of Toronto) ...

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We, the faculty and staff of the Cornell English Department, pledge to support and do our utmost to protect members of our community who are discriminated against, unjustly treated, or otherwise targeted because of race, religion, gender identification, sexuality, immigration status, ability, and other forms of difference.

Recognizing that words and symbols can be manipulated into violence, we renew our commitment to direct the force of language toward large and small acts of learning, alliance, imagination, and justice.