Geo-economics, not military might, is the main tool of international negotiations, said Richard Burt '69, former ambassador to Germany, as failing states seek nuclear weapons. (Dec. 6, 2010)
About 60 people rallied Dec. 3 to oppose the decision to have Africana Studies report to the College of Arts and Sciences, and letters of protest were delivered to the president and provost.
Provost Fuchs says Africana Studies will launch a Ph.D. program, and receive new funds and faculty positions, as well as the 'critical academic and administrative support that a college is best able to provide.'
Provost Kent Fuchs announced Dec. 1 that the Africana Studies and Research Center will move to the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1, 2011, as a precursor to the establishment of a Ph.D. program.
Gifts totaling $12 million will establish three endowed senior professorships in the humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences, with support from an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation challenge grant. (Dec. 1, 2010)
Shawkat Toorawa, associate professor of Arabic and Islamic studies, will help develop a comprehensive new Library of Arabic Literature, with English translations of classical and other Arabic works. (Dec. 1, 2010)
The Cornell Institute for European Studies, the Einaudi Center and the New York State Center for Rural Schools will use the $125,000 grant to educate about the European Union. (Nov. 30, 2010)
Jessica Weeks, assistant professor of government, won a Junior Faculty Research Grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation for her book project 'Dictators at War.' (Nov. 30, 2010)
