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Mathematics

Lydia Holley: 'As a math major, I value rationality, but there are certain things that rationality can never give you'

Lydia HolleyMathematicsCanandaigua, NYHow did any of your beliefs or interests change during your time at Cornell?

Near Eastern Studies

Salma Shitia: 'I founded an organization to aid in the resettlement of refugees in Ithaca'

Salma ShitiaNear Eastern StudiesProspect, CT & Cairo, EgyptWhat is your main extracurricular activity--why is it important to you?

American Studies & Fine Arts

Kevin Cruz Amaya: 'Find a community that genuinely embraces and supports who you are'

Kevin Cruz AmayaAmerican Studies & Fine ArtsLos Angeles, CAWhat was your most profound turning point while at Cornell?

Religious Studies & Asian Studies

Paola A. Camacho-Lemus: 'Find work that fulfills your sense of purpose'

Paola A. Camacho-LemusReligious Studies & Asian StudiesNorthshore, CAWhat is your main extracurricular activity -- why is it important to you?

Biological Sciences

Sung Hun Choi: 'My peers taught me about different cultures, backgrounds, cuisines, and even my new hobby of rock climbing'

Sung Hun ChoiBiological SciencesCary, NCWhat accomplishments/activities are you most proud of while at Cornell?

Biological Sciences & Chemistry

Aboubacar Wague: 'My chemistry professor greatly supported me and taught me how to think critically through problems'

Aboubacar WagueBiological Sciences & ChemistryBronx, NYWhat is your main extracurricular activity--why is it important to you?

Government & Africana Studies

Brianna Barrett: 'Stay true to your most authentic self'

Brianna BarrettGovernment & Africana StudiesMorristown, NJWho or what influenced your Cornell education the most? How or why?

Spanish & History

Aleson Laird: 'It’s a question of showing up, and not being silent, and that’s a spirit that I’ll carry with me when I leave here'

Aleson LairdSpanish & HistoryNapa, CAWhat was your most profound turning point while at Cornell?

Comparative Literature

Zelmira Carolina Rizo-Patron: 'I have learned to be more open and have a wider perspective'

Zelmira Carolina Rizo-PatronComparative LiteratureMiami, FLWhat Cornell memory do you treasure the most?

History of Art & Comparative Literature

Troy Sherman: 'Fanclub Collective has taught me what it means to create and foster safe, alternative, radical spaces of mutual appreciation and respect'

Troy ShermanHistory of Art & Comparative LiteratureHarwich, MAWhat is your main extracurricular activity--why is it important to you?

Economics

Robin Wang: 'The fact that my research question leads to novel insights makes it all the more exciting to me'

Robin WangEconomicsOak Park, ILWhat is your main extracurricular activity--why is it important to you?

Biological Sciences

Mary Melati: 'Being pre-med in the College of Arts & Sciences means that my education emphasizes well-roundedness and critical thinking'

Mary MelatiBiological SciencesJakarta, IndonesiaWhat is your main extracurricular activity — why is it important to you?

Music

Hannah Krall: 'Knowing and understanding art, literature and music is vital to the longevity of our society'

Hannah KrallMusicWest Lawn, PAWhat was your most profound turning point while at Cornell?I took a music history class taught by Professor Rebecca Harris-Warrick my sophomore year. I fell in love with learning about music history, so I decided to become a musicologist.What Cornell memory do you treasure the most?

American Studies

Tasha Gottschalk-Fielding: 'I'll be pursuing a career as a legal advocate for people seeking refugee status in the U.S.'

Tasha Gottschalk FieldingAmerican StudiesMarcellus, NYWhat is your main extracurricular activity--why is it important to you?

Humanities Podcast

Cultivating Environments

This is an episode from the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast's second season, "Where Is the Human in Climate Change?" from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, showcasing the newest thinking from across the disciplines about the relationship between humans and the environment. Featuring audio essays written and recorded by Cornell faculty, the series releases a new episode each Tuesday through the spring.