In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel are joined by longtime Cornell colleagues and alums Barbara Oh, Ph.D. ‘17 and Cate Thompson ‘83 to discuss mentorship and how it has enhanced their personal and professional experiences at the university.
Two faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences, Christine Balance and Linda Nicholson, are the recipients of the 2023 Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Service through Diversity.
Together, Matt Hall, Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue, and their faculty colleagues at the Cornell Population Center are pushing the traditional limits of their disciplines to find creative ways to meet a generation that could be defined by major population transformations. This includes leveraging demographic and big data tools to analyze how older populations navigate their communities, how racial diversity shapes patterns of marriage and childbearing, and how accelerating migration may undermine repressive political regimes.
"Junior Architects: Building Disciplinary Transformation Through Education," this semester's Preston H. Thomas Memorial Symposium, takes a deep look at achieving enduring diversity in design education and practice through a re-evaluation of the student experience.
As part of Cornell’s “Freedom of Expression” theme year, Cornell University Library is holding events throughout the day April 26 to promote diversity of thought and expression found in books of all kinds.
The Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Awards recognized members of the graduate community for their accomplishments, leadership and commitments to advancing efforts around diversity, inclusion, outreach and student engagement.
Cornell Engineering-led projects designed to accelerate research into quantum and communications technologies received significant support from the U.S. Department of Defense, officials with the Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH) announced.
Diya Jale, hosted by the student group Society for India on Nov. 2, will continue a tradition of creating community and celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.
The recommendations include a range of actions for how Cornell can best enroll academically excellent classes in ways that advance the university’s unique ethos and mission.