News
A Warm Welcome, Meet the New Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences
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Cornell welcomes 15 new faculty members into the College of the Arts and Sciences.
Aftershocks Event
Professors, Prominent Journalists Speak at Panel on Invasion of Ukraine and Global ‘Aftershocks’ of War
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The College of Arts and Sciences hosted Aftershocks — an Arts Unplugged event — on Sept. 22 featured journalists and professors speaking on the global effects of the Russia-Ukraine war.
College Scholar Program
College Scholar Program to be Renamed After Receiving Generous Donation from Robert S. Harrison ’76
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After a large donation from Robert S. Harrison ’76, the College Scholar Program will be renamed in his name.
public policy school
Future of Policy Studies at Cornell Unclear as University Plans New Policy School
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A new School of Public Policy in the works could alter the future of policy studies at Cornell.
Arts & Culture
PERATI | It’s Not Enough to Change the English Department Name
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We should be encouraging a push in requirements to deliberately include literature that interacts with race, racism, gender, sexuality and colonialism.
Arts & Culture
Behind Cornell’s Celebration of ‘The Bluest Eye’
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On Thursday, Cornell held a virtual day-long reading of The Bluest Eye to celebrate the amazing career of author Toni Morrison M.A. ʼ55 and the 50th anniversary of the book’s publication. This event was the beginning of a year-long celebration of Toni Morrison as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Arts Unplugged Series. Morrison, one of Cornell’s most notable alumni, published The Bluest Eye, her first novel, in 1970. While the pandemic delayed this event from its original planned date last spring, there are some benefits to the virtual format. “The advantage of doing it remotely is that thousands of people everywhere can hear it, can see it,” said Professor Anne Adams, Africana Studies. “There’s more of a consistency to the experience of watching it than there would have been if we were going between live readers and readers being brought in remotely,” added Professor Roger Gilbert, English.
deans list
Cornell Suspends Dean’s List Across Undergraduate Colleges, Law School
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“While we understand this is a disappointment to some, this is the most equitable solution,” wrote Associate Dean of CALS Prof. Don Viands.
Arts and Sciences
Arts and Sciences Students Looking to Graduate Cornell Early Now Face Easier Exit
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The College of Arts and Sciences dropped some graduation requirements, affording students who want to graduate early an easier path forward. The changes, passed in November, took effect this semester.
College Scholar
When Regular Majors Don’t Cut It, New Members of College Scholar Program Make Their Own
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The College Scholars program’s latest cohort began their independent courses of study this semester, ranging from studies of the economics behind Uber to the impact of political leaders on culture.
college of public policy
Latest Report Released on Proposed Future of College of Human Ecology Spurs Faculty, Student Pushback
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Over eight months since its founding in March, the Social Sciences Implementation Committee, created to help bolster Cornell’s public policy programs, has moved closer to making a recommendation — though its proposals have garnered push back from students and faculty.