Conference to explore new Southeast Asian language pedagogies

Instructors of the six major national languages of Southeast Asia – Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese – will gather at Cornell Sept. 8-10 for the Southeast Asian Language Teaching: New Directions Conference.

International faculty fellows make global impact

The inaugural class of international faculty fellows received research funding and contributed to interdisciplinary collaboration through their colleges and the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.

Alumni giving, engagement breaks records in 2017

Cornell University raised a record $743.5 million in cash gifts for all campuses, a 21 percent increase over total cash gifts in FY16.

‘Union Made’ exhibit showcases labor, fashion history

The College of Human Ecology and the Kheel Center will celebrate 20th-century fashion trends alongside the history of organized labor and union garment labeling in an exhibition opening Aug. 31.

Right whale deaths may be a casualty of climate crisis

In and around the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where five Canadian provinces converge, a string of North American right whale deaths occurred throughout this summer. For Cornell scientists, the whales may represent another casualty for the climate crisis impacting the world’s oceans.

Q&A with new university librarian Gerald Beasley

Gerald Beasley, who became Cornell’s 12th Carl A. Kroch University Librarian Aug. 1, discusses his new post and the library's position within the university.

The Inauguration of Martha Pollack in pictures

Martha E. Pollack was installed as Cornell's 14th president on Aug. 25. 

Pollack champions ‘educational verve,’ humane and rational values

Martha E. Pollack plumbed the depths of Cornell history and spoke to current times in her inaugural address Aug. 25, following her installation as the university’s 14th president.

Celebratory Barton Hall dinner caps Pollack’s inauguration day

Capping a historic day for Cornell University following the inauguration of Martha E. Pollack as its 14th president, a festive crowd of Cornellians, friends, family and colleagues numbering nearly 700 filled Barton Hall Aug. 25 for a reception and dinner.