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Faculty at the forefront

Across our departments and programs, faculty members are leading their fields in research that explores diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.

Lettters "A" and "I" on a field of purple — Steve A Johnson/Unsplash

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Psychology

Can AI boost open-mindedness? Team wins $1.49M grant to find out

9/15/2026 Cornell Chronicle

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Literary scholarship

When worldbuilding impulses merge with real world politics

9/15/2026 A&S Communications

Leading scholar of extremism to give University Lecture_image

Sociology

Leading scholar of extremism to give University Lecture

9/15/2026 A&S Communications

An instructor leans on a table to share something with four students — Serge Petchenyi/Cornell University Center for Teaching Innovation Alexandra Werth, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and member of the Duffield Engineering Education Research Institute, teaching a seminar in biomedical engineering

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Education research

NSF grant to explore whether AI can support students’ critical thinking

9/14/2026 A&S Communications

STS major 2026

Curriculum

A&S offers new science, technology and society major

9/14/2026 A&S Communications

Cornell's central campus with lake beyond

Government

BRICS, not Washington, is shaping the global agenda says Cornell expert

9/11/2026 A&S Communications

Faculty Diversity and Equity Committee

The faculty-elected Diversity and Equity Committee works to address topics related to equity and diversity across the College.

See the faculty resources section of Cornell University's Diversity and Inclusion website for more.