Inclusive Excellence Podcast: insights from the other hill

In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, co-hosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel welcome Dr. La Jerne Terry Cornish, President of Ithaca College, to discuss her journey in higher education. 

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From Lab to Learning: Grad Students Bring Hands-On Science to NYS Classrooms

Graduate students at Cornell University are gaining confidence in science communication and bringing hands-on learning into K-12 classrooms across New York State. 

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Inclusive Excellence Podcast: Rethinking campus wellbeing

In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, co-hosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel are joined by Julie Edwards, assistant vice president of student and campus life for student health and wellbeing, for a conversation on how Cornell is prioritizing the creation of a health-promoting campus. 

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How to Beat the Winter Blues and More: A Q&A With Cornell Tech’s New Therapist Sarah Rubenstein-Gillis

In the fall of 2024, Cornell Tech welcomed a counselor, Sarah Rubenstein-Gillis, dedicated to students on its campus in New York City.

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Science and Technology Studies manager wins George Peter Award

For her skilled management and healthy sense of humor, Sarah Albrecht, administrative manager of the Science and Technology Studies Department in the College of Arts and Sciences, received the Employee Assembly’s 2024 George Peter Award for Dedicated Service.

William Kennedy, professor emeritus in comparative literature, dies at 82

William John Kennedy, the Avalon Foundation Professor Emeritus in the Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Jan. 16 at age 82.

New appointments to bolster research and innovation

Krystyn J. Van Vliet has been named vice president for innovation and external engagement strategy, and Gary Koretzky ’78 will serve as interim vice provost for research.

Inclusive Excellence Podcast: Reentry, Work and Resilience

In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel are joined by Thomas Jones ’24, who shares his journey from incarceration to higher education and his role as fair employment practice specialist at Cornell.

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Brian Crane named director of the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology

Brian Crane began as Director of the Weill Center for Cell and Molecular Biology on January 1, 2025. He is only the second Director in the History of the Weill Institute since its founding by inaugural Director Scott Emr in 2008.

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