New course bridges student pathway from college to career

A new course in the College of Arts & Sciences helps students gain professional development skills and includes a career trek to New York City. 

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Society for the Humanities Fellows to Explore 'Survival' at Fall Conference

The 2026-27 focal theme, “Survival,” invites scholars and artists to consider how individuals, communities and species endure.

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Workplace narcissists crave more than a quiet raise

All employees like private rewards – a quiet salary increase or glowing performance review – but narcissists also want to have rewards made public for their colleagues to see.

Winter Session 2027 registration is now open

Registration is now open for Cornell University’s online Winter Session. Classes run Jan. 4–22, giving students the opportunity to explore an interest, fulfill a requirement, or earn credits before the spring semester.  

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John McWhorter to consider ‘Is America a Failed Experiment?’

McWhorter, associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University, will offer a talk Nov. 2 as part of the College of Arts & Science's America250 events.

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Speak up or keep it to yourself? Advice from a social psychologist

In a new book, Vanessa Bohns offers a research-based guide to help people make better decisions about when to say something and when to hold back.

‘Medicines that feed us’ promote healing in a toxic world

In a new book, anthropologist Stacey Langwick explores plant-based healing and sustainable farming practices in Tanzania that treat bodies and lands as inseparable.

‘Let me explain’: Corporate disclosures can take a circuitous route

In financial disclosures, particularly by companies that are coming out of tough times, a firm’s verbal circuitousness can paint a fuller picture of a company’s prospects, a Cornell research group found.

AI-enhanced petitions on Change.org: more text, less success

Cornell researchers’ analysis of 1.5 million petitions on Change.org showed that AI writing assistance altered the wording of petitions, increasing their homogeneity and length, but did not improve petition outcomes.