Minority student researchers present summer work

Students from universities across the country who spent the summer working in Cornell or Syracuse University research labs presented their work at an Aug. 10 symposium in Hollister Hall. (Aug. 11, 2010)

ILR School center promotes Americans with Disabilities Act

The ILR School's Northeast ADA Center is a clearinghouse for information on the Americans with Disabilities Act, which turns 20 on July 26. (July 19, 2010)

Program supports incoming bio majors from minority, low-income backgrounds

Students from low-income or minority backgrounds are underrepresented in biology programs across the country, but Cornell's Biology Scholars Program is helping to buck that trend. (July 13, 2010)

Institute helps incorporate diversity into the classroom

At the third annual Faculty Institute for Diversity June 13-16, 19 faculty members learned about new ways to incorporate elements of diversity into the courses they teach. (June 28, 2010)

Nearly 100 scholars to attend six-week School of Criticism and Theory program

The six-week School of Criticism and Theory will host almost 100 participants from around the world to ponder critical theory. (June 16, 2010)

Intermarriage is down, perhaps because of recent immigrant influx, says Lichter in online chat

Professor Daniel Lichter conducted an online chat on racial and ethnic intermarriage hosted by the Population Reference Bureau May 20. (May 24, 2010)

CURW panelists: Religion's role on campus to foster values, explore 'depths of universal life experience'

Six panelists pondered the role of religion in society and on college campuses as part of Cornell United Religious Work's 80th anniversary celebration May 11 at the Cathedral NYC.

Olaniyan accepts position in Wisconsin

Moji Olaniyan, executive director of the Office for Minority Educational Affairs, will leave Cornell to work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (May 11, 2010)

Burma workshop offers food, politics and language lessons

Several hundred community members learned about Burmese ethnic groups, their food, language and political status May 8 when the Cornell Southeast Asia Program sponsored a daylong workshop. (May 10, 2010)