English professor George Hutchinson is the fifth director of the John S. Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines, whose programs serve Cornell students in every school and college.
Cornell host two major events honoring the Africana Center: a screening and panel discussion of the film "Agents of Change," and the dedication of the original Africana Center site, which was destroyed by suspected arson in 1970.
'Freedom Interrupted: Race, Gender, Nation and Policing,' a campuswide, yearlong collaboration comprising symbolic, artistic and scholarly events, will discuss race, policing other victim groups.
Teaching diverse students and recognizing their experiences and identities were among elements of inclusive pedagogy discussed by a student panel during New Faculty Orientation.
The Office of the Title IX Coordinator, dedicated solely to Title IX concerns, is headed by Sarah Affel, and includes two Title IX investigators, Elizabeth McGrath and Kareem Peat, and a case coordinator, Jessica Reynolds.
Chiara Formichi, assistant professor of Asian studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, says the stereotypes media reinforce about Islam do us a disservice.
Staff participating in a forum on the Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter agreed that conversations on these topics need to continue in order to build understanding of different perspectives and help further the Cornell caring community.
Nearly 4,000 new students are arriving at Cornell this month, with the Class of 2020 and incoming transfer students setting admissions records for diversity.
