A new program that offered students a guaranteed career-related experience, has led to competitive job offers for its first graduating class. The Pathways Internship Program (PIP), beginning in 2019, opens doors for first-generation students to pursue summer work opportunities by granting them career guidance and financial support. Students in the Class of 2021 were the first cohort and are now…
Because a lack of diversity continues to be a global issue among the ranks of faculty in academia, the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program exists to transform this reality by empowering students of diverse backgrounds to pursue graduate programs. Cornell fellow Sarah Lorgan-Khanyile ’21 believes the program has given her the tools to succeed in her upcoming doctoral studies…
Though the pandemic made it difficult to celebrate, 2020 marked a significant milestone – 100 years of women’s suffrage in the United States. The anniversary prompted co-instructors Shirley Samuels, professor of Literatures in English, and recently retired Johnson Museum Gale and Ira Drukier Curator Nancy Green, to create a History of Art course, “The Museum and the Object Practicum on American…
When Imaan Rahim ’22 was a young girl, her grandfather would take her to the rooftop to look at the constellations.
“Those memories of stargazing and searching for Mars with my grandpa really gave me a love for astronomy at an early age,” Rahim said.
Now a junior at Cornell, Rahim studies physics and computer science with a concentration in astronomy. Outside of coursework, she conducts…
In the midst of a new normal, work environments have shifted, and summer opportunities are no different. From research labs to office-based internships, students now navigate through modified job listings as in-person experiences are limited.
Remote openings, while offering more flexibility, are often lower paid and many students are also taking unpaid internships or minimally paid work…
For their final projects, students in Africana Studies professor Carole Boyce-Davies’ Black Women and Political Leadership course created a podcast featuring interviews with Black women in politics. “I thought the question of Black women in politics had not been explored substantially,” Boyce-Davies said. “This gave me the idea for the course – to study Black women’s writing on political…
Undergraduates in the new Humanities Scholars Program in the College of Arts & Sciences heard from top Cornell leaders this semester about their college experiences and the impact of humanities education on their career paths. Provost Michael Kotlikoff and President Martha E. Pollack spoke by Zoom with the scholars, students from throughout the university who are interested in research in…
Sara B. Pritchard, associate professor of science & technology studies, was determined to deeply engage with the students enrolled in her Ethics and the Environment course last spring, even though they were meeting remotely. Now, select student work from the class premieres in the Fall 2020 issue of “Minding Nature”, a journal produced by the Center for Humans and Nature released Nov. 16…
When Africana Studies professor Carole Boyce-Davies developed her Black Women and Political Leadership course in 2017, she knew she was expanding into relatively untouched territory.
“I thought the question of Black women in politics had not been explored substantially,” Boyce-Davies said. “This gave me the idea for the course – to study Black women’s writing on political leadership, to…
Back in high school, Chloe Kalani ’23 was a science nerd — into every science and engineering fair and a member of the science club. But she also loved the humanities. When she came to Cornell, she thought she’d continue on the scientific path, majoring in chemistry and Asian studies and planning to become a technical translator. But, like many students in the College of Arts & Sciences,…
During Wonder Women, a Learning Where You Live course for North Campus residents, participants engaged in weekly discussions with guest speakers over personal definitions of success, decision making and identity building.First-year student Emily Robinson ’23 found herself continually inspired.“I decided to join this course because I thought it would be really empowering to meet different women…
Scott Mooney ’11, a writer, improviser and director, recently released his debut young adult novel “Pricked” through Bleeding Ink publishing. The book, which began as his College Scholar honors thesis, is the first in “The Tales from the Poisoned Apple” series, which chronicles the adventures of 22-year-old Briar Pryce in a magical, fairy-tale world hidden within modern-day Manhattan.“It’s been…
Jeff Palmer, assistant professor in the Department of Performing & Media Arts, has released two new short films that continue his mission to capture untold stories.“Sounds of Life” follows the story of a teen Native American girl, while “Disqualified Warriors” highlights the impact of the Native warrior tradition on Palmer’s father. These works were commissioned over the summer by PBS and The…
Nafissa Thompson-Spires, the Richards Family Assistant Professor in the Department of English, has been awarded the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for her debut short-story collection “Heads of the Colored People.”The Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards recognizes the best of Black literature in America and across the globe. They are given for fiction, poetry and non-fiction works and are distributed by…
Craig Steven Wilder, professor of history at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Columbia University Medal of Excellence recipient, will be the keynote speaker for the annual Reuben A. and Cheryl Casselberry Munday Distinguished lecture on Oct. 22.The annual lectureship was established in 2014 and hosts groundbreaking scholars of African and African American studies through the…
Cornell’s newest film professor will share advice for creating a Sundance documentary and screen his latest feature film during an Oct. 17 event at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.Jeff Palmer, assistant professor in the Department of Performing & Media Arts, will lead a masterclass and public screening of "N. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear” as the second event in the College of…
