Two law professors, the authors of new books, spoke on campus Sept. 25 about evidence they had uncovered that identifies the first African-American Cornell Law School graduate and a Civil War veteran.
Led by Cornell's Matthew Hall, researchers estimate racial segregation grew between Latinos and whites by nearly 50 percent and between blacks and whites by about 20 percent during the late 2000s housing bust.
Cornell was among 15 institutions of higher education hosted by the White House June 10 as founding partners launching the Obama administration's Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge.
Kwame Amponsah is one of several alumni entrepreneurs to establish businesses in Ithaca. He founded Xallent, a semiconductor device and test equipment manufacturing startup, while doing postdoctoral research at Cornell in 2013.
The Cornell Graduate School has honored Gary L. Harris '75, M.S. '76, Ph.D. '80, with the inaugural Turner Kittrell Medal of Honor, given to alumni for significant national or international contributions to the advancement of diversity, inclusion and equity.
Chilean poet, artist and filmmaker Cecilia Vicuña, and writer, scholar and performer Qwo-Li Driskill, will offer performances and student workshops on campus April 28-May 2.
Thirty-eight undergraduates, grad students and visiting scholars from 12 nations enrolled in this summer's English for International Students and Scholars program.
A record number of high school students from 40 countries and 500 cities around the world took undergraduate classes at Summer College this year. But a handful of those who might benefit the most are from right down the road.
Malika Grayson and Darvin J. Griffin have received the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year award - one of the organization's highest honors for graduate students.