David Yeh, assistant vice president for student and academic services since 1987, has been named assistant provost at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, effective July 31. (July 22, 2009)
An interfaith delegation from Cornell explored religious and cultural sites in Turkey on a 10-day trip in May, gaining insight from interaction with Turkish people of various faiths. (July 13, 2009)
The trip was organized by the Cornell Public Service Center and conceived by Stephen Paletta '87, whose nonprofit organization, the International Education Exchange, hosted the students. (July 9, 2009)
The CATALYST Academy at Cornell will host a one-week summer program to engage underrepresented minority high school students in science and engineering. (June 25, 2009)
President David Skorton will visit Ethiopia, Tanzania and Rwanda during a two-week trip, beginning July 1. Skorton will speak at the Bahir Dar University graduation and discuss opportunities for collaboration. (June 25, 2009)
Last weekend, 48 Chinese high school students from arrived for this year's six-week Cornell China College Preparatory Program, which is part of Cornell's Summer College.
The Cornell Faculty Institute for Diversity, held June 7-10 at the ILR Conference Center, helped 19 Cornell professors navigate the sometimes complex territory of diversity. (June 17, 2009)
David Harris, deputy provost and vice provost for the social sciences, spoke about the need for continuous attention to diversity issues in his talk in Malott Hall June 6.
