Bolivian writer Jose Edmundo Paz-Soldan, a professor of Hispanic literature in the Department of Romance Studies, is helping young and emerging Latino and Latin American writers at Cornell. (Jan. 16, 2012)
As the new house professor-dean of Becker House, associate professor of history Ed Baptist will emphasize listening to students and sparking their intellectual curiosity outside the classroom.
John Sohn '11 has won a $25,000 Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship from the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund for his idea of a fashion apparel truck that would sell his gender-neutral clothing line. (Jan. 18, 2011)
Cornell has appointed three A.D. White Professors-at-Large in the humanities and physical science. Several other nonresident professors will visit the campus for public programs this fall. (Aug. 13, 2008)
Spectacle and showmanship filled Willard Straight Hall's Memorial Room April 13, as 'Awkward Circus' presented a variety of acts reflecting student life, from jugglers to a burlesque routine. (April 16, 2009)
Facing the same budgetary challenges as the university in the coming year, Cornell University Library will reduce acquisitions of library materials by 7.1 percent for fiscal year 2010. (April 14, 2009)
Peter Hirtle has worked for three years to hammer out what libraries can do in support of research and teaching in this age of widespread digitization. (Aug. 8, 2008)
Four new A.D. White Professors-at-Large have been appointed: autism researcher Simon Baron-Cohen, poet Anne Carson, political scientist James C. Scott and economic historian Robert Skidelsky. (June 21, 2010)
A team of Cornell students has designed a line of menswear clothing from fabric donated by Pendleton Woolen Mills. They are hoping Pendleton will integrate the 12 garment styles into its designs.