News

Alumni excellence

A career focused on voting rights

5/13/2024 Arts & Sciences Communications

Alumna Jenna Zitomer '18 discusses her involvement with civic engagement through the Voter Participation Center in Washington, D.C.

people smiling and laughing with each other — Paul Merrill Members of After Six

Music

Cornell jazz musicians bring home awards from DownBeat Magazine

5/9/2024 A&S Communications

… Burgett ‘25, Luke Ellis ‘24, Kaleb Kavuma ‘25, Noëlle Romero ‘24, Summer Seward ‘26, Tife Sokan ‘26 and Josh Sokol …

Ambassadors on Goldwin Smith Hall portico jumping — Welcome Class of 2029

Student accomplishments

April 25 event celebrates class of 2024

4/15/2024 A&S Communications

Arts & Sciences Career Development staff want to help mark the next steps in your journey.

women in front of US Capitol building — Provided Henley Schulz ‘22 spent the summer in Washington D.C., working in the office of U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio.

Summer Experience Grants

Summer Experience Grant applications now open

4/1/2024 A&S Communications

The grants provide funding for students in unpaid or low-paying summer experiences to offset the cost of taking on those positions.

person standing in front of bookshelves — Provided Morris

Classics

Townsend lecturer explores Anatolian origins of European literature

4/1/2024 A&S Communications

Morris’ research involves the interaction of Greece with its Eastern neighbors, in art, literature, religion and culture.

Smiling photo of smiling man with Cornell graduation gown in front of academic builing.

Alumni experiences

Passion for civil rights continues after Cornell: Alec Giufurta ‘21

3/25/2024 A&S Communications

Alec Giufurtan '21, discusses his work related to journalism and civil rights, and his current life as a law student.

Students sit at table in restaurant under bright lights. — Kristen Warner Cornell students enjoy the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

Student experiences

Cornell students explore opportunities in film at Sundance

3/17/2024 A&S Communications

A professor in Cornell's Department of Performing and Media Arts brought students to the Sundance Film Festival.

Smiling woman with glasses and shoulder-length brown hair.

Understanding politics at home and abroad: Sarah Cutler '16

3/13/2024 A&S Communications

Sarah Cutler, an alumna of Arts & Sciences, has used her work in journalism to help people understand political polarization in the U.S.

Goldwin Smith Hall, home of the English department

Students host first undergraduate philosophy conference

3/13/2024 A&S Communications

Sophia Gottfried '25 talks about putting on Cornell's first undergraduate philosophy conference.

Faculty excellence

Math professors honored as AMS fellows

12/20/2023 A&S Communications

Two professors in the Department of Mathematics were recently named fellows in the American Mathematical Society.

Malott Hall with a banner saying "curiosity, discovery, creativity" in front of it. — Malott Hall

Two Arts & Sciences Professors Elected to American Mathematical Society

12/1/2023 A&S Communications

Two professors in the Department of Mathematics were recently elected to the American Mathematical Society.

Glass panel building in background with stairs in foreground.

Student internships

Panel offers advice for students interested in public affairs internships

11/13/2023 A&S Communications

Students interested in public service and government can learn more about their futures in the field at an event on November 15.

Africana Studies and Research Center

Riché Richardson receives literary society award

11/7/2023 A&S Communications

"Emancipation's Daughters" earned the 2022 C. Hugh Holman Award from the Society for Southern Literature.

Philosophy

Apocalypse debate set for Nov. 9

10/30/2023 A&S Communications

Five professors will argue for the importance of their disciplines during the Logos Philosophy Debate Club’s annual debate.

Performing and media arts

‘Desdemona’ celebrates Morrison’s Nobel Prize anniversary

10/17/2023 A&S Communications

The performance will feature singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré, who wrote the music for the original production.

Three people in lab coats behind a clear wall inscribed with organic chemistry symbols — Lindsay France/Cornell University Chemist Song Lin

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Two chemistry professors win Cope Scholar Award

10/10/2023 A&S Communications

… Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S); and Song Lin , Tisch University Professor in the Department of … Chemical Biology (A&S). Jason Koski/Cornell University Song Lin, associate professor of chemistry The Cope Scholar Award … Research fellowship and an Eli Lilly Grantee Award. The Lin Research Group is involved with research on synthetic …