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"A college education should always extend beyond the classroom."

… senior, I knew that I could call Cornell my new home. While visiting during Cornell Days, it was immediately clear to me … my life forever.  What is your main Cornell extracurricular activity -- why is it important to you? Most of my campus involvement revolves around the Latino community. During my time at Cornell, I served as …

"I cherish the fact that I was able to learn about such a wide variety of subjects."

Stephanie Sang '15Major: Biology & Science of Earth SystemsHometown: Solon, OHWhy did you choose Cornell?

"By resolving to study abroad, I opened myself to a new world."

Max Zimmerman '15Major: Asian StudiesHometown: New York, NYWhy did you choose Cornell?Lost in the maze of choices a high school senior is faced with I decided to take the path where I felt I could stumble into any field at the highest level possible. Certainly Asian Studies was not on my college application, but it seems my intuition was right this time.

Romance Studies

New book by Marilyn Migiel examines medieval masterpiece

A&S Communications

In her new book, The Ethical Dimension of the Decameron, Marilyn Migiel, professor and chair of the Romance Studies department, examines the dialogue about ethical choices that Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron generates for readers.

"I have found a place where I do what I love every single day."

… from upstate New York, so Cornell was always on my radar. I visited Cornell the summer before my senior year. It was … who was undecided about what I wanted to study. During that visit I fell in love with the school and decided to apply …

GLOBAL RESEARCH

Jessica Chen Weiss on Nationalism in Chinese Politics

Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government, is interviewed in this New York Times Q&A about Chinese President Xi Jinping's brand of nationalism and how that has played out in China. 

MUSIC

Glee Club '66 tour alums re-create melodic diplomacy

Cornell Chronicle

When members from the Cornell Glee Club’s 1966 tour of Southeast Asia joined the current singers on stage Sept. 19 at Bailey Hall, passion poured through the music. The audience replied with a standing ovation, making it a Homecoming concert for the ages.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

ISS project examines reasons for U.S. mass incarceration

Institute for the Social Sciences

An interdisciplinary team of Cornell scholars is collaborating on a new project, The Causes, Consequence and Future of Mass Incarceration in the United States, supported by the Institute for the Social Sciences (ISS) and led by Peter Enns, associate professor of government.

MISSION TO SATURN

Enceladus mission would return samples to Earth

This story from The Space Reporter focuses on a team of scientists developing a mission to Saturn's moon Enceladus that would return samples from its flowing geysers.Those scientists include Jonathan Lunine, professor of astronomy, who is also principal investigator on another mission to Enceladus, which is searching for life in the geyser's plumes. 

MUSIC

Music professor focuses on Mexican composer in new book

Alejandro L. Madrid, associate professor of ethnomusicology in the Department of Music, has released a new book, In search of Julian Carrillo and Sonido 13 (Oxford University Press).  Madrid’s research on popular and art music, dance and expressive culture from Mexico, the U.S.-Mexico border, and the circum-Caribbean focuses on the intersection of modernity, tradition, globalization and identity. 

RESEARCH

Living with the ghost of Martin Heidegger

Grant Farred, professor of English and Africana Studies, writes about the motivations for writing his latest book, Martin Heidegger Saved My Life (2015), in this piece on the University of Minnesota Press blog.

ALUMNI AND ACTIVISM

Young alums' play focuses on human rights issues in Darfur

A&S Communications

What began as a project for two Cornell students working on an event for Human Rights Month has transformed into a play that will be previewed this weekend in Ithaca before moving to an off-Broadway theatre.

When in Rome: Summer Study Abroad

… the day – or the whole day – was often spent traveling. We visited churches designed by Borromini and Bernini with … truly excellent red and white wines. In our free time, we visited Vatican City, where I sat in on my first ever …

"Being able to study vastly different subjects helped emphasize how interesting each could be."

Sanjula Wickramasinghe '15Major: Biological Sciences and Chemistry & Chemical BiologyHometown: Colombo, Sri LankaWhy did you choose Cornell?

"I am so thankful that I have been exposed to so many different disciplines."

Eliza Baird-Daniel '15Major: Biological SciencesHometown: Seattle, WAWhy did you choose Cornell?I wanted to explore a new part of the country and was specifically drawn to Cornell because of the strong research community, outdoorsy culture, and diversity of studies. When I came to visit, I was not only so impressed by the caliber of research but also that undergraduates were deeply involved in it.