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Play by Cornell faculty performed in London

To mark the 100th anniversary of some women in the United Kingdom gaining the right to vote, the National Theatre London showcased a play co-written by Cornell faculty.

Ling Ma MFA '15 Wins $50K 2018 Kirkus Prize

MFA in Creative Writing alumna Ling Ma ’15 has received the 2018 Kirkus Prize for fiction for her debut novel, Severance. Ma, a fiction writer from Chicago, came to Cornell in 2013 where she worked closely with her special committee – fiction writers J. Robert Lennon and Stephanie Vaughn.

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APR 23Reading the Modern European Novel Since 1900 In a Chats in the Stacks book talk, Daniel R. Schwarz, Frederic J Whiton Professor of English and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, will present his new book, Reading the...

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A Statement from the Department of English

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.