Arts & Sciences Career Development will celebrate the Class of 2024 during its second annual senior celebration, April 25, from noon-3 p.m. in their office, Goldwin Smith Hall 172.
“For the senior celebration, we want to recognize our seniors and celebrate their next steps into their professional careers,” said Jen Maclaughlin, director of A&S Career Development. The celebration event…
Sarah Morris, Steinmetz Professor of Classical Archaeology and Material Culture in the Department of Classics and the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, will deliver the Townsend Lectures in the Department of Classics at Cornell on April 10, 12 and 15.
Since 1985, the Prescott W. Townsend Memorial Fund has supported annual lectures given by scholars of international reputation…
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Henley Schulz ‘22 spent the summer in Washington D.C., working in the office of U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio.
Applications for the Cornell Summer Experience Grant are open and students should apply here by April 15.
“We provide funding for students in unpaid or low-paying summer experiences to offset the cost of taking on those positions,” said Jennifer Maclaughlin, director of career development for the College of Arts & Sciences, adding that a total of $500,000 is available for A&S…
As a government and Africana studies double major, Alec Giufurta ’21 pursued a wide range of coursework as a Cornell student, but his passions always focused on public service. This passion still motivates him as a first-year student at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. A great deal of what he loved about his time at Cornell matches what he loves about Berkeley Law.
“The…
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Cornell students enjoy the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Doctoral student Nia Whitmal has been working on documentary films with the Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem since 2023. Her trip to the Sundance Film Festival with the Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) this January helped her see another side of film production.
“I got to meet Theda Hammel, director of 'Stress Positions,' which was at Sundance, starring John Early,” Whitmal…
Students are organizing Cornell’s first undergraduate philosophy conference March 23, which will include students from Northeastern University, New York University, Barnard College, Cornell and other campuses.
Sophie Gottfried ‘25, conference organizer, said she held a philosophy conference on Zoom in high school during the pandemic. “It was really, really rewarding, and everyone…
While some Arts & Sciences students choose to focus on one field of study, many also choose a more interdisciplinary pathway. Sarah Cutler ‘16 majored in Near Eastern studies and government, and leveraged her time at Cornell by adding in several experiences abroad.
Now, she's the city of Boise reporter at the Idaho Statesman and is pursuing her interest in political polarization. She…
Two professors in the Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts & Sciences were recently named fellows in the American Mathematical Society.
Professor Slawomir Solecki and Associate Professor Xin Zhou were recently elected as fellows, an honor given to members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication and…
Two professors in the Department of Mathematics were recently named fellows in the American Mathematical Society.
Xin Zhou and Slawomir Solecki, both associate professors of mathematics, were recently elected as fellows, an honor given to members who have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication and utilization of mathematics.
“The…
Students interested in internships in public service or public affairs can learn about internship opportunities during a panel discussion, Internships in Public Service, Nov. 15 from 4:30 - 6 p.m. in Room 401 of the Physical Sciences Building. Students may RSVP on Handshake at this link.
Speakers at the event will include:
Former Congressman, Steve Israel (D-N.Y.),…
Riché Richardson, professor of Africana studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the C. Hugh Holman Award from the Society for the Study of Southern Literature (SSSL).
"I was delighted and it was truly a blessing to receive the news that my book ‘Emancipation's Daughters’ (2021, Duke University Press) won the 2022 C. Hugh Holman Award,” Richardson said. The award will be…
Five professors will argue for the importance of their disciplines during the Logos Philosophy Debate Club’s annual Apocalypse debate Thursday, Nov. 9 in Goldwin Smith Room 132.
The debate includes professors from different fields, debating about why their discipline is the most vital for life to survive a global apocalypse. This year’s professors include:
Magnus Fiskesjo,…
Two Cornell chemistry professors have received the 2024 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society.
They are: Tristan Lambert, the William T. Miller Professor of Chemistry and chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S); and Song Lin, Tisch University Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical…
