Jeremy Braddock
Professor
American Studies Program, Literatures in English, Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity
Carole Boyce Davies
The Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor Humane Letters, Emerita
Africana Studies and Research Center, American Studies Program, Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, Literatures in English
2022 Cornell Biennial artist preview
With the theme “Futurities, Uncertain," the fifth Cornell art biennial will feature artworks, installations, and performances.
‘Ammons & the Falls’ highlights poet’s ties to Ithaca landscape
The April 26 celebration will include the unveiling of a new display of Ammons’ poem “Triphammer Bridge," a screening of an episode of “Poetry in America," and more.
Cornelia Ye award winners engage students with interdisciplinary teaching
Grobe, a PhD student in English language and literatures, takes an interdisciplinary approach to teaching spurred by his research focusing on documentary poetry and film.
Two alumni win New York Times newsroom fellowships
Ishaan Jhaveri '17 M.Eng '18 and Anna Grace Lee '20 were named New York Times Newsroom Fellows for 2022-23.
July Fourth and early Black Americans: It’s complicated
Black people in early America used July Fourth to argue that they should be freed from enslavement and had as much right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” as white people.
A&S poet wins 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize
Valzhyna Mort, assistant professor of literatures in English, won the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize in the international category for her 2020 book, “Music for the Dead and Resurrected.”
Two doctoral students receive Ford Fellowships
Doctoral students Monique Pipkin and Ama Bemma Adwetewa-Badu have been selected to receive 2021 Ford Foundation Fellowships. Honorable mentions were awarded to nine additional Cornell graduate students.
Travel Grants Help Graduate Students Conduct Research Across the Globe
The Graduate School awarded over 100 Research Travel Grants totaling $204,196 in 2021-22, the largest group of grants awarded since the pandemic began interrupting travel.
'I learned to ask questions from curiosity rather than a need to be right'
Kathryn Stamm is a Literatures in English and American Studies major.
'My project taught me why public history matters'
Claire Deng is a Literatures in English major.
'I've learned to have more faith in myself and my abilities'
Ramneek Sanghera is majoring in government and Literatures in English.
'I yearned for a knowledge that extended beyond my familiarity'
Andy Maghacot is majoring in Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies and Literatures in English.
Arts and Sciences faculty honored for teaching, advising excellence
"These faculty members and graduate teaching assistants have made tremendous contributions for the benefit of our students, guiding their educational paths and molding their experiences."
Migrations grants fund worldwide interdisciplinary projects
Cornell faculty and their community partners will tell the stories of local migrant farmworkers, use documentary film to better understand climate change and dispossession, learn how migratory birds are affected by drug trafficking and more.
New A&S faculty bring Indigenous studies expertise
Two new faculty members who specialize in Native American and Indigenous literatures will join the Department of Literatures in English for the fall of 2021.
Cornell history course marks 10 years of community
When Corey Ryan Earle ’07 began teaching the Cornell history course The First American University, he had several goals, including giving students a deep understanding and shared appreciation for Cornell’s uniqueness and many pioneering “firsts.” But he didn’t anticipate that 10 years later, the course would create a multigenerational, international community, thousands strong, connected by their ties to the university.
$2M in New Frontier Grants boost high-impact A&S research
Research supported by the 14 grants ranges from the physics of quantum computing to the design of new musical instruments.
Cornell poet’s play “Trap Door” opens an aperture into Ithaca history
“Trap Door,” a “headphone walking play” open May 20-30 in downtown Ithaca, invites audiences to notice the streets they travel, says lead writer Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon.
Cornell poet, scholar receive 2021-2022 Rome Prize
Valzhyna Mort, assistant professor of literatures in English, received the Rome Prize in Literature for 2021-2022. Mary Jane Dempsey, graduate student in the Department of Romance Studies, received the Rome Prize in Modern Italian Studies.
Advising, teaching awards honor Arts and Sciences faculty
“During this challenging year, our faculty have demonstrated exemplary caring and commitment to our students."