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Africana Studies

Reparations commission ‘step in right direction,’ but education is key to understanding

12/19/2023 A&S Communications

Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, an expert in Africana studies, wrote about how America should respond to its history of racism in an opinion piece in The Washington Post.

Faculty excellence

Math professors honored as AMS fellows

12/20/2023 A&S Communications

Two professors in the Department of Mathematics were recently named fellows in the American Mathematical Society.

Brian Kane

Advising Dean

Awards

NY Times op-ed by philosopher Kate Manne wins award

12/21/2023 A&S Communications

… from the Association of American Publishers and a Book Prize from the APA; and “Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts …

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Global leaders

Cornell’s ’24-25 Schwarzman Scholars named

12/20/2023 Cornell Chronicle

A&S young alumni are among this year’s group of 150 scholars, who are from 43 countries and 114 universities. Schwarzman Scholars, an international program, nurtures a network of future global leaders.

History

Cornell historian testifies in landmark Indigenous rights case

12/21/2023 A&S Communications

Jon Parmenter helped the defense successfully assert an Aboriginal right to trade based on 18th century treaties.

Weinan Sun

Assistant Professor
Neurobiology and Behavior

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Alumni

For two Cornellian pals, art meets life — now in book form

12/22/2023 Cornellians

An enduring friendship between alums — dating back to when they were mentor and student — has led both to cultivate their creativity.

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Philosophy

What if ‘food noise’ is just…hunger?

1/2/2024 New York Times

Kate Manne writes that “food noise,” ubiquitous on social media, is a rebrand of some of the most basic human drives: hunger, appetite, craving – and she argues that we should resist this reframing.

Vera H.P. Hsu

Visiting Lecturer
Music