Cornell President Martha E. Pollack announced on June 3 a series of steps the university will be taking immediately to fight inequality through teaching, research and engagement.
Two Cornell icons woven into the fabric of American history – Nobel laureate Toni Morrison and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – will be commemorated in 2023 with a U.S. postage stamp.
Yerkezhan Abuova ’23 memorialized her grandmothers in a Collegetown mural, painting them surrounded by animals, tulips and waterlilies. She hopes it will comfort viewers who grieve.
Social media companies need content moderation systems to keep users safe and prevent the spread of misinformation, but these systems are often based on Western norms, and unfairly penalize users in the Global South, according to new research at Cornell.
Changing the name of the Department of English to the Department of Literatures in English better reflects the world and the department’s diverse fields of study, faculty members say.
The College of Human Ecology on May 1 held its fourth annual HumEcathon, a hackathon-style design challenge bringing together 27 undergraduates to work in multidisciplinary teams on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on campus.
A first-of-its-kind study of parents’ work arrangements during the pandemic shows that mothers working from home increased their supervisory parenting fully two hours more than fathers did, and women were also more likely to adapt their work schedules to new parenting demands.
For the first time in 149 years, Cornell’s faculty has elected a woman, person of color, and professor from the College of Human Ecology as dean of faculty. Her term starts July 1.