Graduate student Ayuen Ajok recently told middle school students what it was like to be a Lost Boy of Sudan. He fled his village in 1987 and walked for thousands of miles, often without food or water.
An interdisciplinary conference exploring representations of gender and race in magazines will be held Oct. 25-27 at the Africana Studies and Research Center.
Kimberlé Crenshaw '81, a professor at the University of California-Los Angeles, School of Law and Columbia Law and specialist in race and gender theory, will present a lecture and several other talks and participate in meetings.
A recent analysis of three student surveys shows that most students feel positively about their Cornell experience and are engaged in their academic life, but the degree to which students feel safe, included and respected varies.
During year one of Cornell’s “Toward New Destinations” diversity framework, colleges and units have worked toward specific diversity goals, and are also identifying areas in need of improvement.
Roger Shimomura, who was interned as a young child for two years in a Japanese American internment camp during World War II, discussed his art at the Johnson Museum Sept. 19.
