Graduate School increases support for inclusion and professional development with two new hires

Two new leadership appointments in the Graduate School have been filled by external candidates who bring strengths in inclusion, mentoring, grant-writing and graduate student professional development. (July 19, 2011)

Staff Education Exploration Day slated for July 20

The 13th annual Staff Education Exploration Day (S.E.E.D.) will be held July 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., in G10 Biotech, featuring the educational opportunities that are available to Cornell staff members.

Cornell Police receive national recognition

Cornell University Police placed second in a national competition of university law enforcement agencies for its work in campus traffic safety. (July 18, 2011)

Tshele wins Caine Prize for African Writing

Lecturer and fiction writer Elizabeth Tshele, MFA '10, whose pen name is NoViolet Bulawayo, has won the prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing, for her short story 'Hitting Budapest.' (July 15, 2011)

The Atlantic Philanthropies awards $15 million for undergraduate scholarships

Cornell has received a $15 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to support financial aid for students in the Cornell Tradition program. (July 14, 2011)

Law School's Yale-Loehr tapped for committee on immigration representation

Stephen Yale-Loehr '77, J.D. '81, Cornell adjunct professor of law, has been named to the New York State Bar Association's Special Committee on Immigration Representation. (July 7, 2011)

Foundation relations director Morton Sosna dies

Cornell's longtime director of foundation relations, Morton Sosna, died June 30.

New parking permits to take effect

As part of the new campus parking plan, new parking permits are being mailed through campus mail to permit holders who pay via payroll deduction. Those receiving new permits must discard old ones. (July 7, 2011)

Board elects emeritus trustees, presidential councillors as highest honors

The Cornell University Board of Trustees elected three emeritus trustees and four presidential councillors at its June 16 meeting.