Three students receive federal scholarships to study abroad

Morgan Fleischman of the School of Hotel Administration, Darius Niknamfard of the ILR School and Steven Shterenberg of the College of Arts and Sciences have won Gilman Scholarships to study abroad. (Dec. 16, 2009)

Students help plan project to give Harlem students hospitality education

Students in the School of Hotel Administration are helping to plan the Harlem Hospitality Project to provide hospitality and culinary arts educational opportunities to students in Harlem. (Dec. 9, 2009)

Trove of video interviews with prominent African-Americans entrusted to Cornell Library

Interviews with illustrious African-Americans who are members of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, founded at Cornell in 1906, have been donated to Cornell University Library. (Dec. 7, 2009)

Three students receive grants to implement innovative community projects

Khaleel Atiyyeh '10, Joanne Chickering '12 and Patricia Green '10 received 2009 Robert S. Smith Awards for Community Progress and Innovation to implement innovative community-building projects. (Dec. 3, 2009)

Three magazines honor Johnson School for diversity efforts

Three magazines included the Johnson School in their 2009 'Best of the Best' annual review series of corporations that provide the best career opportunities for minorities. (Nov. 25, 2009)

Study: Race, class and gender shape religion's effect on American voters

How Americans vote is strongly linked to their religious identities, but it is not an independent influence that transcends race, socioeconomic class and gender, reports a new study. (Nov. 24, 2009)

Panelists: The history of Haiti is relevant to the world

At a French studies workshop, 'History and the Experience of Haiti,' Nov. 14, speakers addressed how Haiti's history relates to universal history - the relationships of histories throughout the world. (Nov. 18, 2009)

Meeting focuses on recruiting, retaining top staff, faculty

Cornell HR professionals and administrators attended the Cornell Diversity and Compliance Update Meeting, Nov. 9, to discuss best practices for recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. (Nov. 18, 2009)

Undergrads show original research on the way to Ph.D.s

Five Cornell undergraduates presented original research Nov. 7 at the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program's 2009 regional conference, for students from historically disadvantaged groups. (Nov. 10, 2009)