'Poet of witness' Carolyn Forché to read on April 29
The Spring 2021 Zalaznick Reading Series culminates with a reading by poet, memoirist, translator, and human rights advocate Carolyn Forché on Thursday, April 29.
Time and sanctuary: Writing program shapes promising voices
Cornell’s Creative Writing Program supports writers at a time when the world needs insight from artistic voices.
Parham to deliver lecture on African American Digital Humanities
Parham’s Digital Humanities Lecture, set to take place online April 28, will discuss what might be made possible at the intersection between Black expressive traditions, digital humanities, and electronic literature, with an eye to describing the chain of interactions that link theory to practice.
Mellon grant boosts collaborative projects for equity, social justice
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has approved a grant of $1.2 million to extend the Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism and the Humanities (AUH) interdisciplinary seminar series at Cornell for three years with a focus on social justice.
Pulitzer Prize winner Alison Lurie to be celebrated in July 1 memorial
The service and reception honoring the acclaimed writer's life and work are open to the public.
Susan Choi MFA ’95, National Book Award winner, to read on April 22
Novelist Susan Choi MFA ’95, whose novel "Trust Fall" won the 2019 National Book Award, will read from her New Yorker story "Flashlight" during a virtual event on April 22.
Lennon publishes doubleheader of new fantastical fiction
J. Robert Lennon, who teaches fiction in Cornell’s Creative Writing Program, published two new books on April 6: “Subdivision,” a fantastical novel about memory and trauma; and “Let me Think,” 71 short stories collected from years of observing and chronicling the American absurd in fiction.
Department of Literatures in English Honors Graduates
On May 27, 2022 the Department of Literatures in English recognized the achievements of our graduates at a diploma ceremony in the Statler Auditorium. Guests, faculty, and staff gathered to celebrate graduates and wish them success into the future.
‘Playful uncertainty’ apparent in new poetry by Charlie Green
In “Feral Ornamentals,” Literatures in English senior lecturer Charlie Green finds whimsy in uncertainty and humor in the “terrifying,” creating new poems with a fact-based look at the natural world and a sense of exploration through process.
Summer experience grant removes barriers of access for students
Students can receive financial support for their remote and in-person summer work opportunities.
Krithika Vachali
Humanities Scholars Program Postdoctoral Associate
Literatures in English, Society for the Humanities
Marty Cain
Humanities Scholars Program Postdoctoral Associate, Visiting Lecturer
Literatures in English, Society for the Humanities
Preparing for a dynamic career in international development
As a student in Global Development, Jessica Snyder ’20 explored lessons in the development sector in engaged classrooms — those with four walls and on the global stage.
Pulitzer Prize winner named A&S Distinguished Visiting Journalist
Molly O’Toole ’09 is an immigration and security reporter with the Los Angeles Times.
Get a Clue: Anna Shechtman Is a Star in the World of Crosswords
The Klarman Fellow (and future prof) is a regular contributor to the New Yorker—and she created a puzzle just for Cornellians!
Black activism and early American media
Studying Black Americans’ use of print media in the nineteenth century, Derrick Spires finds parallels with modern social movements.
Arts and Sciences welcomes eight new Klarman Fellows
The incoming cohort of fellows will explore subjects ranging from the evolution of primate lifespans to urban public art in China to the effects of uncertainty and debt on financial decision-making.
New research grants support Ithaca-area communities
Cornell faculty and students are teaming up with community partners in Tompkins County to address opioid use, increase food security, build a greener construction industry and share stories of Ithaca’s Black history pioneers. The four teams received Engaged Research Grants, totaling more than $192,000, from the Office of Engagement Initiatives (OEI).
In a Brutally Honest Memoir, Alum Recalls Addiction and Imprisonment
Having returned to complete her degree in literatures in English, reporter Keri Blakinger ’11, BA ’14, now covers the prison system for the Marshall Project.
‘Racism in America’ webinar to examine protest movements
Moderated by Kat Stafford, national investigative writer at The Associated Press, the webinar will feature five Cornell faculty experts.
Humanities scholars begin first year undertaking diverse paths of discovery
Students in the program undertake their own independent, interdisciplinary undergraduate research in the humanities.
Book views virtual, real world through a new media artist’s eyes
In a new book, Prof. Timothy Murray illuminates technological improvisation at the intersection of art and politics.
Learn & travel with Cornell alumni, faculty this summer
A&S faculty will lead many courses on campus and join educational vacations as part of Cornell Adult University.