Alumni gift to A&S supports doctoral students in the humanities
A $5 million alumni gift will help to support doctoral students in humanities fields within the College of Arts & Sciences.
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Shortlist Announced for Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature
The Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature recognizes excellent writing in African languages and encourages translation from, between and into African languages.
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Nexus Scholars Program applications now open
The program connects undergraduates in A&S with opportunities to work side by side on research with Cornell faculty from across the College.
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Student spotlight: Ben Fried
Ben Fried is a doctoral candidate in English language and literature from Ottawa, Canada.
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Jodi A. Byrd named influential American Indian Scholar
Academic Influence has named Associate Professor Jodi A. Byrd as an influential American Indian scholar. Byrd was ranked 6th on a list of 35 scholars. Academic Influence explains "Our list of 35 scholars of American Indian descent features historians, anthropologists, professors, and researchers alongside artists, authors, educators, and activists...
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Prof. to speak on Black print culture and democracy
At this year’s Invitational Lecture for the Society for the Humanities, “Defining Democracy: How Black Print Culture Shaped America, Then and Now,” associate professor of literatures in English Derrick Spires will counter the racist notion that little to no Black print culture existed before the Civil War.
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Library immersions deepen student research
A doctoral student researching Black life in the U.S. after the abolition of slavery, Victoria Baugh was fascinated by the hundreds of studio portraits in the Loewentheil Collection of African-American Photography at Cornell University Library.
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New edited volume explores plurality of gender experiences
“The book is a collection of essays about trans, nonbinary and gender-complicated people across a broad geographic range, from Poland to France to early Colonial America, going all the way back to Byzantine and Ancient Roman writings.”
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President Pollack shares community updates
President Martha E. Pollack shares some updates from across the Cornell community.
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Professor Ella Maria Diaz wins two book awards
Professor Ella Maria Diaz wins two gold medals at the International Latino Book Awards for her book "José Montoya."
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