Diversity

Sandra Fluke ’03: Women’s rights are family rights

Activist attorney Sandra Fluke '03 returned to campus March 1 for the annual meeting of the President's Council of Cornell Women and urged her audience to view women's rights as family rights and workers' rights.

Women business leaders inspire students, alumni

The Dyson Symposium on Women in Leadership on campus Feb. 21-22 drew more than 150 Cornell students and alumni.

Book offers look at evolution of queer life on TV

Professor Amy Villarejo new book, “Ethereal Queer: Television, Historicity, Desire,” offers a look at the ways that TV representations of queer life have changed since the 1950s.

Perkins Prize applications accepted through Feb. 26

Applications are being accepted through Feb. 26 for the 2014 James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony. The award will be presented March 11.

Students highlight simple steps to accessibility

Simple steps made by faculty and website designers can make a big difference in the lives of students with visual and physical disabilities.

Talented Chicago students named to second Posse cohort

A multicultural cohort of 10 Chicago students has been selected to attend Cornell as freshmen in 2014 through the Posse Foundation.

Where women-owned businesses thrive: report

New research from the ILR School and the Hotel School identifies sectors of the economy in which women-owned businesses out-survive businesses owned by men.

Norris' family secrets led to insight into race in America

National Public Radio host and special correspondent Michele Norris delivered Cornell’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Lecture Feb. 4.

Hiring people with disabilities benefits 'green' industries

New research from the ILR School's Employment and Disability Institute finds that "green" industries benefit by hiring people with disabilities.