Activist discusses anti-Islamophobia work

Donna Nevel, a Jewish-American anti-Islamophobia activist in New York City, discussed her work in a campus talk Nov. 6.

New protocols aim to ensure diverse hiring pool for faculty

The university is implementing new search accountability oversight measures to ensure that every search attracts a diverse pool of candidates. The measures are part of a multilayered strategy for supporting faculty recruitment and retention.

Veterans are part of Cornell's diversity

Veterans are an important community at Cornell, and the university reaches out to support them in their transition to campus life.

Women veterans face challenges, panel says

Cornell alumni, veterans and veteran experts explored the obstacles and opportunities for women veterans transitioning to civilian life in a panel discussion Nov. 3.

Imagination, language are immigration's gifts, author says

Amara Lakhous spoke on campus Nov. 4 about his experience as an immigrant. and his book “Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio,” the 2014 New Student Reading Project selection.

Ceci, Williams find 'changing landscape' for women in science

A newly published examination of reasons for female academics’ ongoing underrepresentation in math-intensive fields analyzes a very long list of purported culprits – before coming to a surprising conclusion.

Research proposal to detect racial bias wins prize

A proposal for research to detect racial bias in the research peer review process has earned a second-place prize from the National Institutes of Health’s Center for Scientific Review for two College of Human Ecology faculty members.

Full gender wage equality is possible, economist says

Harvard economist Claudia Goldin '67 laid out ways to end the gender disparity in wages between women and men in a campus talk Oct. 24.

Recalling the '93 Day Hall takeover by Latino students

Artist Chon Noriega, curator of a 1993 Arts Quad exhibition that led to the takeover of Day Hall by Latino students, recalled the events in a campus talk Oct. 28.