Diversity

Something about STEM drives women out

Women often switch early in their careers from technical and scientific jobs to nontechnical fields.

Students' NYC visit marks 10th annual U.N. trip

For the 10th year, 74 students, scholars and staff spent the day in New York City for the educational trip to the United Nations.

Ishion Hutchinson wins Whiting Writers' Award

Assistant professor of English Ishion Hutchinson has received a 2013 Whiting Writers’ Award for his debut poetry collection “Far District: Poems.”

ILR to study teens with disabilities in $32.5M effort

The ILR School’s Employment and Disability Institute is leading the research and implementation of a $32.5 million federal award to improve education and career outcomes for low-income children with disabilities.

Korean gender equality pioneer lectures, signs MOU

Sun-Uk Kim, president of Ewha Womans University in South Korea, delivered the Law School's Clarke Lecture Oct. 21 and also signed a memorandum of understanding with Cornell.

From Lost Boy of Sudan to Cornell grad student

Graduate student Ayuen Ajok recently told middle school students what it was like to be a Lost Boy of Sudan. He fled his village in 1987 and walked for thousands of miles, often without food or water.

Native American students discuss sovereign spaces

Native American students from across the Ivy League gathered at Cornell Oct. 19 for the All-Ivy Native Council semiannual summit.

Conference to explore gender, race in magazines Oct. 25-27

An interdisciplinary conference exploring representations of gender and race in magazines will be held Oct. 25-27 at the Africana Studies and Research Center.

Legal theorist Crenshaw '81 criticizes colorblind policies

Law professor and critical race theorist Kimberle Crenshaw '81 talked about race and the law on campus Oct. 17.