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Performing & Media Arts

O’Neill's "All God’s Chillun ..." staged to provoke

Cornell Chronicle

Jim can feel the eyes of his classmates. He stays up nights reading his law books. He knows the information. None of that matters now. What matters is he’s the only black man in a classroom of white eyes and it consumes him. He feels branded.He starts to talk. His voice trembles. He stutters. His mind goes blank. He fails, again. He can’t exactly explain why.

Board of Trustees

Chad Coates is 14th employee-elected trustee

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Chad Coates, assistant dean of admissions and advising in the College of Arts and Sciences, was voted Cornell’s 14th employee-elected trustee in an election held April 11-13. More than 1,300 staff members participated in the election.Succeeding Alan Mittman, Coates will begin his four-year term July 1.

History

Historian Isabel Hull receives award for book ‘A Scrap of Paper’

Arts & Sciences Communications

Isabel Hull has received a Certificate of Merit from the American Society of International Law for her book, “A Scrap of Paper: Breaking and Making International Law During the Great War” (Cornell, 2014). The award, for “a preeminent contribution to creative scholarship,” was presented at the ASIL’s annual conference in Washington, D.C. in March. 

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Research

Social Science institute supports nine A&S faculty projects

Institute for Social Sciences

Highly educated, high-income immigrants to the United States are changing the look and feel of American suburbs by tearing down older homes built just after World War II and building sprawling new houses, pejoratively called “McMansions.” But the changes are not always welcome by long-time neighborhood residents, said Suzanne Lanyi Charles, assistant professor in city and regional planning.

Career Development

New Career Development Center Director Named

Arts & Sciences Communications

Jennifer Maclaughlin has been named the new Assistant Dean and Director of Arts & Sciences Career Development. In her role, she will design and implement strategies to support the career development of A&S undergraduates at all stages in their education: as they engage in career planning, obtain experiential learning, consider and pursue graduate school options, and conduct job searches.

Government

Poll: We like health care reform, not its politics

Cornell Chronicle

Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA or ObamaCare) became law in 2010, Americans have remained deeply divided in their overall assessments of the law and whether it should continue.

Hope and Optimism

Georgette Kelly Wins First ‘Hope on Stage’ Playwriting Contest

Arts & Sciences Communications

Cornell University and the University of Notre Dame have announced Georgette Kelly as the winner of the new “Hope on Stage” international playwriting contest. Her play "I Carry Your Heart" was selected from among 800 submissions. Kelly will receive a $10,000 cash prize, and her play will be presented at both the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, N.Y. (April 27–30, 2017), and at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles (May 18–20, 2017).

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Engaged Learning

Nine projects receive undergrad engaged research funding

Cornell Chronicle

Students will study international issues related to land use and community health, as well as the chemistry of craft beer production.

Digital Humanities

Library hosts camp on humanities and technology

Cornell Chronicle

At the Central New York THAT (The Humanities and Technology) Camp held in Olin Library, there were no official presenters, while participants voted on workshop topics and met in collaborative sessions.The informal structure suited the subject matter, since digital humanities is a relatively new and rapidly evolving field.

Global Cornell

A&S govt. prof. named international faculty fellow

Cornell Chronicle

The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies has announced two new international faculty fellows for 2016-19:Rachel Bezner Kerr, associate professor of development sociology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Thomas Pepinsky, associate professor of government in the College of Arts and Sc

Sociology & English

Emma Korolik: 'Don’t be afraid, though, to step out of your comfort zone.'

Emma KorolikSociology & EnglishWall, NJWhat is your main extracurricular activity? Why is it important to you?

Economics & Statistical Science

Nivedita Vatsa: 'My classes helped me connect ideas and research methods across disciplines.'

Nivedita VatsaEconomics & Statistical ScienceNew Delhi, India/*-->*//*-->*/What accomplishments/activities are you most proud of while at Cornell?

German & Computer Science

Lauren Stechschulte: 'The books I read, the movies I watch, and the music that I listen to all shape the way I interact with and understand others.'

Lauren StechschulteGerman Studies & Computer ScienceColumbus, OH/*-->*//*-->*/What is your main extracurricular activity? Why is it important to you?

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History & Latina/o Studies

María Cristina García wins 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship

Cornell Chronicle

María Cristina García, the Howard A. Newman Professor in American Studies at Cornell, is the recipient of a 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, the Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced.

Mathematics

Mathematician's career not always by the numbers

Cornell Chronicle

Coming from a family of engineers, the new chair of the math department decided to follow another road.