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"I was—and continue to be—marveled by the intricate systems that make our day to day actions possible."

Salem Argaw '17 Major: Biological SciencesHometown: Parker, COHow did you decide on your major? Have your plans changed since you started Cornell?

Exhibit

'Gods and Scholars' brings religious artifacts to light

Cornell Chronicle

Just because Cornell University is nonsectarian doesn’t mean its founders objected to the discussion, practice or study of religion.

In Memoriam

Anthropologist Terence Turner dies at 79

Arts & Sciences Communications

Visiting Professor of Anthropology Terence Sheldon Turner, emeritus professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago, died Nov. 7 at Cayuga Medical Center of a brain hemorrhage. He was 79.

Genocide Archives

Lecture launches Shoah Foundation archives at Cornell

Cornell Chronicle

In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, neighbors killed lifelong neighbors, husbands killed wives and parents killed children. It was an intimate conflict, according to Philip Gourevitch ’86, staff writer for The New Yorker and an experienced reporter on the Rwandan genocide.

A&S Student Ambassador

How Cornell has changed me

An A&S senior says her classes, professors, and friends have taught her to welcome challenges and to think critically.

Spotlight on Balch Hall: The Freshman Women's Dorm

By: Solveig van der Vegt '18

Awards

Liliana Colanzi wins literature prize

… Aura Estrada de Literatura prize is given to Spanish-language authors under 35 who live in Mexico and the United … Liliana Colanzi, a Ph.D. candidate in the field of comparative … Oaxaca Book Fair on October 30, an award given to Spanish-language authors under 35 who live in Mexico and the United …

Academic Life

'PhDivas' discourse across disciplines and differences

Cornell Chronicle

A podcast bridging the STEM-humanities divide launched by two grad students has found listeners in six countries.

Outreach

Cornell Splash! holds day of learning for local youth

A&S Communications

Cornell students hosted more than 180 middle schoolers and high schoolers for a recent day of classes.

N'Dri T. Assié-Lumumba
African Development

Prof. releases edited volume on impact of Millennium Development Goals on Africa

A&S Communications

 N'Dri T. Assié-Lumumba, professor of Africana Studies, together with Nathan Andrews (University of Alberta, Canada) and Nene Ernest Khalema (Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa), has released the edited volume "Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Retrospect: Africa's Development Beyond 2015" (Springer, 2015).

Academic Advising

Pre-enrollment Tips

A&S Communications

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Formative Experiences

McClane looks at friendship in Phi Beta Kappa lecture

Cornell Chronicle

Kenneth A. McClane ’73, this year's Phi Beta Kappa lecturer, recounted his family’s role in the Civil Rights movement.

Why I Love the Distribution Requirements!

As we move into November, our weekly blog posts will shift in focus. This month, our theme is "Academic and Residential Life at Cornell." Samantha Briggs '16 starts us off by explaining how the College of Arts and Sciences' unique set of distribution requirements allows students to explore subjects they never would have considered otherwise! By: Samantha Briggs '16

Science Fiction

Anindita Banerjee kickstarts Russian sci-fi

A&S Communications

“India has 26 official languages, but when I teach Indian literature, students can only access a very few works in English translation,” laments Anindita Banerjee, associate professor of comparative literature in the College of Arts and Sciences. “There are reams of other excellent literature I haven’t been able to teach because it’s not translated.

Faculty Publications

Cornell professor to release new edited work on hip pop and politics

Travis Gosa, assistant professor of Africana Studies, together with Erik Nielson (University of Richmond) will release their new edited volume “The Hip Hop & Obama Reader” (Oxford University