In Arts and Sciences, reading every admission application

Faculty readers and others comb every application to the College of Arts and Sciences to select its freshman class.

Faculty and Staff Assistance Program relocates in C-town

During the week of Dec. 15, FSAP will move to a fully renovated office suite a block down from its current Collegetown location. The new office has a private entrance, and better serves the needs of its clients for confidentiality and privacy.

Cornell joins effort to fight global hunger

Cornell has joined nearly 50 universities in a commitment to address global hunger. University leaders will sign the Presidents’ Commitment to Food and Nutrition Security Dec. 9 at the United Nations.

Cornell Rewind: The influence of Eleanor Roosevelt

Many people have contributed to Cornell University’s rich history, and one key contributor – never a student, alumna or professor – was Eleanor Roosevelt.

Student research guides CCE parent education

Students in the Research Design, Practice and Policy course analyzed five years of survey responses to develop better parent education programs.

Tata-Cornell Initiative observes first year of research

Celebrating its first year of research projects in India, the Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative briefed faculty and students on drinking-water system projects, research on iron nutrition for women, and a food fortification study.

Uncommon languages offered; Wolof anyone?

The College of Arts and Sciences will offer Wolof and Zulu next fall, and other languages are on the horizon.

$750,000 awarded to Cornell's Society for the Humanities

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $750,000 to Cornell’s Society for the Humanities in support of the Central New York Humanities Corridor.

Journalist, editor and publisher John Marcham dies at 87

John Marcham ’50, a journalist and longtime editor of the Cornell Alumni News, died Dec. 4 at age 87.