Provost ups the ante to attract outstanding diverse faculty

As faculty hiring seasons swings into full force, Provost Michael Kotlikoff has committed funding to help bring superior diverse talent to the faculty, allowing departments to recruit more aggressively.

Women in Physics group holds 40-year reunion Oct. 15

Women in Physics will host the Cornell Women in Physics and Related Fields All-Class Reunion on campus Saturday, Oct. 15.

Jenny Sabin, Susan Rodriguez '81 earn architecture honors

Assistant professor of architecture Jenny Sabin and alumna Susan T. Rodriguez '81, B.Arch. '82, are among five winners of Architectural Record's 2016 Women in Architecture Awards.

2017 Public Voices Fellowship applications due Nov. 7

The Provost’s Office of Faculty Development and Diversity is accepting applications from tenured Cornell faculty for Public Voices Fellowships to increase the public impact Cornell faculty.

Original Africana site dedicated at ceremony

A plaque commemorating the original home of Cornell's Africana Studies and Research Center at 320 Wait Ave., destroyed by fire in 1970, was unveiled Sept. 24 following a dedication ceremony.

Ph.D. student lands Microsoft research fellowship for women

Alane Suhr, a first-year doctoral student in the field of computer science, has received one of 10 Microsoft Research Women’s Fellowships awarded this year.

Vijay Pendakur named Cornell's next dean of students

Vijay Pendakur, associate vice president for the Division of Student Affairs at California State University, Fullerton, has been named Cornell's next dean of students. He will assume the post Jan. 3, 2017.

Dean of Students office reorg reflects VP's inclusive vision

Vice President Ryan Lombardi has a vision for how Student and Campus Life can advance a more inclusive and enriching educational experience for all students at Cornell and, by example, nationwide.

Breaking Bread will focus on police, post-election America

The campus community is invited to join discussions of police-community relations Sept. 21 and politics in America Nov. 9, hosted by the university's Breaking Bread initiative.