The Cornell University Department of English will hold a memorial celebration for M.H. Abrams, the Class of 1916 Professor of English Emeritus, in Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. The celebration is free and open to the public.Abrams, a towering figure in literary and cultural studies, died at the age of 102 on April 21, 2015.
… reflecting on how Cornell has changed them compared to the first day they arrived on campus, or even to just a couple months ago. In the first post of November, senior Carlee talks about how the … reflecting on how Cornell has changed them compared to the first day they arrived on campus, or even to just a couple …
… lenses of politics, migration, religion and literature. The first session of “America and the Middle East” included … said Ziad Fahmy , associate professor of NES, who led the first session. “In this atmosphere of Islamophobia, it’s … assimilated into American culture as they are now. In the first wave of Arab immigration in the late 19th century, …
… disciplines about what it means to be human in the twenty-first century. Featuring audio essays written and recorded … associated with them—such as ‘savages’ in the case of First Peoples—may be used to dehumanize others. I have been …
… fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi (AKPsi). I pledged AKPsi first semester of my sophomore year with eleven other … is my honors thesis. I began working on it the first semester of my junior year and submitted the final …
… This is the first in a series of columns this month written by Arts & … I knew reading and writing were where my heart lie. When I first read Toni Morrison’s (my favorite Cornell alumna) …
… Asian languages and their relation to other languages, died Dec. 10 in Ithaca. He was 88. … Asian languages and their relation to other languages, died Dec. 10 in Ithaca. He was 88. “Jim Gair was in many … language program in the Western Hemisphere. “Jim Gair pioneered the study and teaching of the Sinhala language in …
… an expert in international studies, says Africa is the first place to look for an effective response to the … , an expert in international studies, says Africa is the first place to look for an effective response to the …
… made a lot of progress and are almost ready to submit their first paper. Jeremy Baskin and graduate student Adnan Shami … and the roles of important molecules in biology.” Baskin first began working with molecular imaging methods as a … pathway,” he explains. “This is exciting because the first step toward therapies for these diseases, which are …
… the Wondrous Literatures I took this class during my first semester at Cornell. We read and discussed ancient … about studying abroad. FYSA Student Advisor. We help the First Year Spring Admission freshmen adjust to college life. …
… orchestra and the other musicians.” Students should hear a first cut of that recording in a few weeks. The group landed in Guatemala Jan. 6, singing its first a cappella concert to a packed church of 1,400 people, … Cussicuinin,” written in Quechua, is one of the first polyphonic pieces of music that survived from the …
… a topic that has intrigued him since college, when he first self-identified as a transgender person – and write a … a topic that has intrigued him since college, when he first self-identified as a transgender person – and write a book about it. Not that Snorton’s first book – “Nobody Is Supposed to Know: Black Sexuality on …
… the culmination of my passion for studying history. In the first lectures, I vividly recall my excitement to be in this … in history and lifelong pride to be a student at the “first American university.” If you were to offer advice to an incoming first-year student, what would you say? Know yourself! You …
