Latina/o Studies offers new way to connect with alumni

“Fridays with Alumni” kicks off Jan. 31 featuring Kim Cardenas '17 &  Joseph De Los Santos '19.

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Muslim chaplain has helped guide, grow community

Numan Dugmeoglu’s arrival has fostered consistency and greater visibility in Cornell’s Muslim community, and the number of prayer congregants has grown as a result.

How to craft effective policy messages to advance equity

Expansion of the Child Tax Credit gives researchers a unique example of a universally praised social good that disproportionately benefited some populations.

Energy Warriors program provides paths to green jobs, and hope

The Tompkins County program provides trainees - many of whom have faced obstacles to employment - with a foundation in environmental literacy and hands-on experience that helps them enter the workforce.

Professor reimagines the Psalms, with the Holocaust in mind

Menachem Rosensaft, adjunct professor of law, wrote new psalms from the point of view of those who survived the death camps, like his parents, and those who didn’t, like his brother.

Rare transcript, photos of MLK Jr. union speech discovered

Claire Deng ’22 was doing a survey of archival papers at a Cornell library when she came across something unexpected: the full transcript of a speech given by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957 – one of only two known in the country.

Former Afghan mayor, now a student, advocates for girls and women

As one of the first female mayors in Afghanistan, Zarifa Ghafari became a target of the Taliban. Now at Cornell, she continues her fight against the oppression of Afghan girls and women.

Breanna Neff '16 brings CBD-infused ingredients to the drink mix market

Breanna Neff '16 is the next guest on the Startup Cornell podcast.

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Inclusive Excellence Podcast: From laboratory to leadership with Eve De Rosa

In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, co-hosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel welcome Eve De Rosa, dean of faculty at Cornell, for a conversation about her journey to the university and her efforts to shape a truly inclusive campus culture. 

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