Freelance theater critic wins George Jean Nathan Award

The Nathan committee noted that Brittani Samuel “seeks to democratize the role of the critic.”

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CTI explores “The Art of Teaching” in new series

Teaching is a practice, and a craft. It’s also an art. And the art of teaching is the subject of a new workshop series, which debuts this February at the Center for Teaching Innovation, with “The Art of Discussion.”

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Bohannon, Manne event focuses on female body image, evolution

“Is Fat Female? Evolution, Feminism, and Getting the Story Right” will feature Prof. Kate Manne and best-selling author Cat Bohannon.

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CCSS offers new fund to support external grants and partnerships

PI-eligible faculty can request up to $115,000 in CCSS Grant Preparation Funds to support the preparation of major external funding proposals with a substantial proposal process.

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Alumna playwright honored with Dramatists Guild award

Playwright Gloria Oladipo is also an award-winning cultural critic and journalist with The Guardian.

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Junior wins international reporting honor

Gabe Levin was honored for his reporting on the Israel-Gaza war.

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Pianist Jonathan Biss featured on Cornell Concert Series Feb. 21

Biss is a performer, teacher and musical thinker whose on-stage repertoire ranges from the core canon to contemporary commissions. He will perform works by Franz Schubert and Tyson Gholston Davis. 

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Media Objects podcast releases 'sonic essays' based at Cornell

Beginning Feb. 6 with the drop of the episode, “Extensions," the five-episode series features the voices and research of thirteen Cornell faculty members, more than half of them from A&S.

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Frederick Ahl, innovative classics scholar, dies at 83

Frederick M. Ahl, professor of classics emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, died on Jan. 27 in Rochester, New York. He was 83.