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.
In 'Part and Apart: The Black Experience at Cornell, 1865-1945,' historian Carol Kammen pieces together a picture of African-American student life in the university's first 80 years. (May 28, 2009)
Cornell has made good progress in recruiting a diverse faculty of academics early in their careers but must focus on retaining them as they climb to the upper ranks, Vice Provost Elizabeth Mannix reports. (May 27, 2009)
After 14 people were killed at a Binghamton immigration center, where many people don't speak English as their first language, Cornell students helped out for months, translating in 40 languages. (May 22, 2009)
Deputy Chief Kathy Zoner, an 18-year veteran of Cornell Police, has been appointed interim chief of the department. She succeeds Curtis S. Ostrander, who has served as chief since 2005. (May 20, 2009)
