Jazz septet earns national DownBeat Magazine award

The Herbert Gussman Jazz Septet at Cornell has been recognized with a DownBeat 2026 Student Music Award in the category of Small Jazz Ensemble/Combo - College/Undergraduate Outstanding Performance

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A&S seniors celebrate their extraordinary journeys

As the class of 2026 graduates in Arts & Sciences, we celebrate their extraordinary journeys. 

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Announcing: Love in a Time of Allegory

In his new book, Art faculty Nicholas Muellner looks for ways to move forward in life and creative practice while surrounded by the crises and complexities of our current cultural moment.

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Faculty excellence in teaching and advising honored with 2026 awards

Annual A&S teaching and advising awards celebrate the dedication, generosity and enthusiasm of instructors who reach beyond expectations to benefit their students. 

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Student-created galleries explore Indonesian collection

The student installation, “Indonesia Embodied: Performing the Space Between” complements the museum’s "Hum of Life" exhibition. 

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Prof. Jolene Rickard receives Lifetime Achievement Award

A citizen of the Skarù·ręʔ / Tuscarora Nation (Hodinöhsö:ni Confederacy), Joline K. Rickard is honored for work that has had a profound impact on contemporary Indigenous art and scholarship.  

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McGraw construction melds modern with historical

As McGraw Hall, one of the university’s oldest buildings, is rebuilt from the inside out, workers have made several discoveries, and faculty are reusing and studying materials from the building in the classroom.

Reclaiming experience: Approaches to trauma

Scholars in the College of Arts and Sciences are redefining trauma research across humanities, examining delayed memory’s effects on individuals, culture and history. 

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Haynes, Levine elected to the American Philosophical Society

Two faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences – astronomer Martha Haynes and literary scholar Caroline Levine – have been named to the American Philosophical Society. 

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