In early February, classics professor Mike Fontaine tapped the expertise he gleaned from writing How to Tell a Joke to address a very modern phenomenon: the current push by many companies for a return to the office.
This month’s featured titles by A&S alumni and faculty include a look at the urban-rural divide, a biography of an anti-poverty activist, and a business guide for "winning dream jobs, awards, and elite opportunities.”
Veteran actor Carla Gallo ’97 has a long list of credits on TV and in movies — and now, she’s co-starring in the hit comedy "Platonic."
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Cornell's Center for Historical Keyboards is a world-renowned repository of vintage instruments, from pipe organs to fortepianos.
Praveen Sethupathy ’03, an A&S computer sciences alum who co-chairs a faculty task force exploring Cornell’s role in a changing educational, research, and social landscape, serves as co-chair of the Committee on the Future of the American University, a group of 18 faculty appointed by the provost to explore how Cornell can evolve to best serve future generations while pursuing its core mission of education, scholarship, public impact, and community engagement.
This month’s titles featured in Cornellians include poetry, a famed restaurateur’s memoir, and a chronicle of the 1929 stock market crash
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A student chronicled her life in the ’50s and ’60s—then shared those memories with her daughter and granddaughter
This month’s featured titles include short stories, a fantasy book for tweens, and a scholarly look at Carmen adaptations – all by Arts & Sciences alumni and faculty.
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At a 2018 panel discussion, “Celebrating 150 Years of Ezra Cornell’s Promise.”
Tune in to the recent grads behind Sisters Who Watch—which covers everything from reality TV to the Super Bowl and beyond: A&S graduate Shelby Holland '18 and her sister Laura Holland ’22.
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Morse at a ribbon-cutting event for the publication’s new offices in downtown Atlanta.
A conversation with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution publisher, former Daily Sun editor, and past Distinguish Visiting Journalist in A&S, whose newspaper will soon be digital-only.
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Dryden (right) and Bradley at their talk, “Lives on the Run: Sports, Service, and Leadership.”
This month’s featured titles include the latest from a top mystery writer, a Marvel omnibus, and a look at challenges to democracy – many by A&S faculty and alumni.
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George Moler 1875 (at far right) and other faculty with the dynamo during Sibley College’s 60th anniversary in 1931.
A&S government alum Kevin Gibson '10 writes in a Chime In column that he was burned out from a career in law when trips to India and Sweden put him on the path to healing.
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Jerry Elbaum ’61, JD ’64 with wife Judith Brody Elbaum ’62.
As a final project, a popular course on Cornell history lets students create miniature time capsules for future generations.
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Semiconductors are at the core of the economy and national security. Their importance makes them a target. Sarah Kreps, director of the Tech Policy Institute in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, discusses how Cornell is helping to keep the semiconductor supply chain safe.
This month’s featured titles include the latest from A&S faculty Ishion Hutchinson and Charlie Green, plus A&A alumni Chris Pavone '89 and Sarah Spain '02.
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In "Child of Light," an experimental historical fiction set in 1890s Utica, Jesi Bender-Buell '07 tells the story of a young girl as she tries to understand her world through the interests of her parents: Spiritualism for Mama, electrical engineering for Papa.
When we focus on making our work marketable, it’s no longer the creative endeavor that our society so desperately needs, alumna Jesi Bender-Buell '07 writes in a Chime In column.
"As a clinical psychologist, I’ve learned that moments of anxiety can be golden opportunities to learn to tolerate distress," A&S psychology major Alissa Worly Jerud ’08 writes.
A passion project for Denis Ladouceur ’02, who majored in economics in A&S, The Canuck is a haven for his countrymen—offering beer, poutine, and games on TV.
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Don Stanton '72 as an ensign on a destroyer in 1973
It wasn’t easy being in uniform during the Vietnam War era, but military service made Don Stanton '72 a better student—and a better man, he writes in a Chime In essay for Cornellians
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The Arts Quad in winter
For decades, Arthur Mintz ’71, a math major on the Hill who also studied computer science, has served as the PA announcer for both teams—making him a Cornell sports icon in his own right.
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Behind the scenes of a live session on sustainable lifestyles, with producer Chris Wofford (left) and econ professor Michèle Belot.
This month’s featured titles – most by A&S authors – include a work of nonfiction about honeybees, a kids’ picture book, and a novel set in rural Nova Scotia.
A year after former students held a conference in NYC that paid tribute to a giant in the field of U.S. history, Cornell University Press has published a companion volume to the event.
As John Marks '65, a government alum, outlines in his new book, coming at problems from a non-confrontational stance can be the best way to solve them.
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movie poster: The Man Who Saved the Internet with a Sunflower
Michelle Schenandoah ’99 founded Rematriation to empower Indigenous people and raise global awareness about Indigenous knowledge as viable ways to address global challenges.
How to Get Over a Breakup is Michael Fontaine’s latest entry in a series that mines modern wisdom from classical works
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n international student adviser greets Cornellians arriving at the Ithaca airport from Liberia, India, and the Philippines in the early 1960s
Asian Studies alum Anna Esaki-Smith ’83, who struggled with what to do after graduation is author of 'Make College Your Superpower: It’s Not Where You Go, It’s What You Know'
