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A black and white image of a Gothic mansion, Cornell's A. D. White House — Provided Historical photo of the A. D. White House

Society for the Humanities

Society for the Humanities celebrates 50th year in AD White House

5/1/2024 A&S Communications

To honor the anniversary, the Society has produced a booklet chronicling the history of the A.D. White House as president’s home, art museum and locus for the humanities at Cornell.

Classics

Exploring the remains of ancient daily life

4/30/2024 A&S Communications

The collection “Households in Context: Dwelling in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt” shifts the archaeological perspective from public and elite spaces such as temples, tombs and palaces to everyday dwellings and interactions of families.

person sitting with guitar — Provided Paul Jensen

Alumni careers

Musical alumnus: Pivoting to a new career was worth the wait

4/30/2024 A&S Communications

Paul Jensen ’85 had a successful career in public relations, but when he left his job at a big agency four years ago, he was longing to get back to something he loved and missed: his music.

Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Meagan Sundstrom

4/30/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Meagan Sundstrom, doctoral candidate in physics from Walpole, Massachusetts, studies the role of gender in physics education.

Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Kelly Richmond

4/29/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Kelly Richmond, doctoral candidate in performing and media arts studies the role of live performance in responding to the climate crisis.

Milstein Program

Milstein faculty fellow's course examines tech's role in cultural preservation

4/29/2024 A&S Communications

As a new faculty fellow in the Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity, Adam T. Smith co-developed the new course this spring.

Pink blooms on a dark branch with a clock tower in the distance

Community engagement

Community Engagement Awards honor exceptional people, projects 

4/26/2024 Cornell Chronicle

Collaboration was the theme of the evening at the second annual Community Engagement Awards, held April 16 and hosted by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement to celebrate excellence in local and global university-community partnerships.

Government

Burmese journalist wins Soros Fellowship for New Americans

4/26/2024 Cornell Chronicle

Journalist Kyaw Hsan Hlaing, who exposed the realities of violence perpetrated by the military in his native Myanmar, has been awarded a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans to support his work toward a Ph.D. in political science at Cornell.

Africana Studies

‘Not her first rodeo’: Beyoncé scholar weighs in on ‘Cowboy Carter’

4/26/2024 Cornell Chronicle

Professor of Africana studies Riché Richardson says reclaiming country music for the Black community and rebranding the genre as an inclusive space are triumphs of Beyoncé’s new album, “Cowboy Carter.”

Medalion featuring a smiling face, placed on a yellow cloth — Danielle Gerritsen A memorial medallion bearing Gannon’s image, on display at the Statler dinner.

Alumni

Remembering the sacrifice of a Cornellian lost in war

4/26/2024 Cornellians

Campus event honored Marine Corps Maj. Richard Gannon ’95, who was just 31 when he died in Iraq two decades ago

Several people in running clothes pose at the base of a waterfall — Joanne Wang/Provided Joanne Wang '24 [first row, second from right] with members of her running club.

Student well-being

Mind, Body, Nature: Senior promotes holistic healing for peers

4/26/2024 Cornell Chronicle

Drawing from her personal struggles, Joanne Wang '24 is committed to sharing her experience and helping other Cornellians find well-being through the healing power of the outdoors.

LGBTQ flag, multicolored arrow shape pointing right at multicolored rows

Inclusivity

Community event will showcase trans philosophy and scholarship

4/26/2024 A&S Communications

Organized by trans Cornellians, the event will address issues and harms facing the community from a trans perspective.

Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Katherine Ally Zaslavsky

4/26/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Katherine Ally Zaslavsky doctoral candidate in sociology from Endwell, New York, studies the value of representation.

Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Jason Ludwig

4/25/2024 Cornell University Graduate School

Jason Ludwig, doctoral candidate in science and technology studies from Brooklyn, New York, studies the role of computing in reshaping politics of racial equality.

David Folkenflik, with black hair, salt and pepper beard and mustache, in suit and tie, laughing, seated in an armchair.

Distinguished Visiting Journalist

NPR’s David Folkenflik ’91 talks ‘Freedom of Expression’

4/25/2024 A&S Communications

Reflecting on his time on campus as this year's Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist during the university's Freedom of Expression theme year, David Folkenflik '91 says "freedom of expression isn't at its most potent as an issue or principle when it's easy. In some ways, it matters most when it’s hard."

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