Near Liberty Bell, public art lets freedom ring for US at 250

Part of Philadelphia's semiquincentennial celebrations, an interactive bell tower designed by Paul Ramírez Jonas invites visitors to reflect on the meaning of freedom.

Kotlikoff to grads: You have the tools to build a better world

The Class of 2026 has the tenacity, talent and determination to advance the unfinished work of American democracy, President Michael I. Kotlikoff told graduates and their guests at Commencement ceremonies held May 23.

Announcing: Love in a Time of Allegory

In his new book, Art faculty Nicholas Muellner looks for ways to move forward in life and creative practice while surrounded by the crises and complexities of our current cultural moment.

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AAP students lend their creativity to a new vision for 4-H camp

After Camp Owahta’s arts and crafts building burned down last summer, the Cortland County camp’s leadership turned to second-year architecture students for fresh ideas.

Community Engagement Awards celebrate partnerships creating positive change

The fourth annual Community Engagement Awards celebrated community-engaged work by students, faculty and staff from across Cornell over the past year.

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Two doctoral students selected as Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellows

City and regional planning doctoral students Manoel Pereira Neto and Gauri Nagpal were selected as two of 50 Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Dissertation Innovation Fellows.

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Building and Unbuilding the City Museum: From Le Corbusier to Ahmedabad

Architecture Associate Professor Lily Chi in collaboration with architect and educator Sarosh Anklesaria (M.Arch. II ’08) coedited this collection of essays examining the cultural center’s ambitious beginning, present precarity, and possible futures.

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Philosophy and art faculty win Guggenheim fellowships

Kate A. Manne, professor of philosophy, and Leeza Meksin, assistant professor of art, have been named 2026 fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

2029 reaccreditation process begins with self-study

The first phase of the university’s upcoming reaccreditation process is underway, with the naming of a steering committee and an invitation to the community to provide input.