University Lecture examines ‘The Narrative Brain’
Our minds and the ways we tell stories are closely attuned, research shows, and scholar Fritz Breithaupt will explore how that connection works during a March visit as University Lecturer.
Media Objects podcast releases 'sonic essays' based at Cornell
The series features the voices and research of 13 Cornell faculty members, more than half from A&S.
German studies hosts evening with ‘Rosa and Blanca’ playwright
Rebekka Kricheldorf will talk about writing comedy and more with Samuel Buggeln, the play’s director and artistic director of Cherry Arts, on Nov. 12 – one of several collaborations.
Crowdfunding launch supports Ways of Knowing podcast at Cornell
A crowdfunding campaign launched Nov. 1 to support a Cornell-based season of "Ways of Knowing,” a new podcast created by The World According to Sound.
A&S announces membership in MLA Strategic Partnership Network
“We felt this is an important resource that should be available to our humanists at all levels, whether they have the resources to pay for membership or not,” said Peter John Loewen, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences.
World Languages Days open to public this year
To celebrate Cornell’s commitment to fostering global literacy and cross-cultural understanding, the Language Resource Center in the College of Arts and Sciences will host World Languages Day on Oct. 26.
Language ‘Sustainability through Collaboration’ Conference at Cornell
Cornell, the only institution offering regular multilevel instruction in all six of the major Southeast Asian languages – Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Filipino (Tagalog), Thai and Vietnamese – will host a conference on the teaching of these languages on Sept. 19-21.
From portfolios to pizza, fall A&S career events explore diverse fields
"Cornell alumni are generous with their time and efforts to assist students, to answer questions from students, or connect them to people and places."
New A&S dean relishes ‘life in a university’
Peter John Loewen says he's excited to support faculty in their research, meet students and showcase the value of a liberal arts education.
Cornell crafts multifaceted game studies program
The field of game studies is growing at Cornell, including an expanded set of classes, workshops and symposia and a growing library collection of games.
Peter Loewen named dean of Arts and Sciences
Coming from the University of Toronto, where he was the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Loewen began his five-year appointment as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Aug. 1.
Ghosh to lead Cornell’s Society for the Humanities
Recently the faculty director of the Humanities Scholars Program, Ghosh brings to the Society scholarly background in the history of British colonialism on the Indian subcontinent; academic focuses on gender and sexuality and South Asia; and broad experience with interdisciplinary collaborations.
'I've developed great connections with faculty and have been inspired by their insights'
Lindy Liu is a History of Art & German studies major.
Society for the Humanities celebrates 50th year in AD White House
To honor the anniversary, the Society has produced a booklet chronicling the history of the A.D. White House as president’s home, art museum and locus for the humanities at Cornell.
Summer Experience Grant applications now open
The grants provide funding for students in unpaid or low-paying summer experiences to offset the cost of taking on those positions.
Grants available to fund rural humanities projects
Funding is available for faculty and students with projects related to rural humanities.
Welcoming AI into the classroom
Students are experimenting with generative artificial intelligence in everything from essay writing to computer code creation.
Blackness as a Universal Claim: Holocaust Heritage, Noncitizen Futures, and Black Power in Berlin
Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 5:00pm to 6:30pm
A.D. White House
Call for Submissions: The Peter Uwe Hohendahl Graduate Essay Prize in Critical Theory (Deadline: Oct. 15)
The Institute for German Cultural Studies is pleased to announce its 2024 call for submissions for The Peter Uwe Hohendahl Graduate Essay Prize in Critical Theory.
The College welcomes new faculty for 2023-24
Our 34 new faculty will enrich the College of Arts & Sciences with creative ideas in a vast array of topics.
New Faculty: Mari Jarris
Mari Jarris, German Studies
Nexus Scholars Program expands research opportunities to 101 students
This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.
'I feel like I am leaving a family of friends, mentors and loved ones behind'
Fabio Cabrera is a philosophy and German studies major.
'I've gained a wide array of quantitative skills that I'll use to solve climate issues'
Sophia Openshaw is an environment & sustainability studies major.
Panelists: Good journalism can help combat divisions
The panel was the centerpiece of Andrew Morse’s residency as Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist in the College.
Professor Emeritus Arthur Groos publishes new book on Puccini’s Madama Butterfly
Congratulations to Arthur Groos, Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities Emeritus, on the recent publication of his book Madama Butterfly/Madamu Batafurai: Transpositions of a “Japanese Tragedy” (Cambridge University Press, 2023).
Symposium: New Directions in German Studies
The goal of this symposium is to provide students from across cohorts an opportunity to present their research, answer questions, and receive feedback on their work. It draws on the expertise of a variety of disciplines such as Romance studies, comparative literature, medieval studies, art history, visual and media studies, cultural studies, intellectual history and philosophy, gender studies, Jewish studies, and more.
Wondering what to read in 2023? A&S faculty offer ideas
A&S faculty offer book and poetry recommendations for the new year.
Students can now choose new minor in data science
The minor is distinctive in including courses from many disciplines, from across Cornell’s schools and colleges.
Nexus Scholar applications open for summer 2023
The program matches undergraduate students with summer opportunities to work side by side with faculty from across the College.
“Tales That Touch”: Leslie Adelson’s Work Honored With Essay Collection and A Roundtable
Congratulations to our colleague, Leslie A. Adelson, Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of German Studies, whose work was honored at the recent German Studies Association 46th Annual Conference with a roundtable!
Lunch & Lyrics: The City Edition
Lunch & Lyrics: The City Edition
Meet German Studies Alums!
Connect with alums (who will visit via Zoom) and talk about their career choices and what role their studies in German Studies have played in the process!
Community read launches Society for the Humanities’ ‘Repair’ theme
"The Society for the Humanities thought there is no better way to kick off the year of Repair, than to begin at home."
'I’m amazed at how much I developed as a writer'
Lauren Bohm is a History and German Studies major.
'I participated in a summer research program with anthropologists from Brazil'
Ariana Croese is majoring in Italian & German Studies.
Hannah Miller (Ph.D. '17) explores the "States of Fandom" in New Book
Congratulations to Dr. Hannah Miller (Ph.D. in German Studies, 2017) on the recent publication of her first book, The Politics of Fandom. Conflicts That Divide Communities (McFarland, 2022).
More than $12M donated to support students in 24 hours
On Cornell’s eighth Giving Day, held March 16, 15,905 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from more than 80 countries made gifts totaling a record-breaking $12,268,629.
Support Arts & Sciences on Giving Day March 16
Gifts allow the College to fulfill its mission: preparing students to do the greatest good in the world.
Alumni gift to A&S supports doctoral students in the humanities
A $5 million alumni gift will help to support doctoral students in humanities fields within the College of Arts & Sciences.
Rural humanities projects explore NYS past and present
Five essays that explore how students created publicly-engaged projects are available online.
Nexus Scholars Program applications now open
The program connects undergraduates in A&S with opportunities to work side by side on research with Cornell faculty from across the College.
Apply to Our PhD Program
Apply to our PhD program. Accepting Applications Submitted by January 2, 2023
Patrizia McBride recognized with article prize
Professor Patrizia McBride won the 2021 Max Kade prize for best article in The German Quarterly.
New A&S program expands undergrad research opportunities
The Nexus Scholars program will leverage the student-to-faculty ratio and the vibrant research enterprise in A&S to expand opportunities for students, while also enhancing the culture of collaborative scholarship at Cornell.
Applications now open for Klarman postdoc fellowships in A&S
Applications are now being accepted for the third cohort of the Klarman Postdoctoral Fellowships program in the College of Arts and Sciences. The deadline for submission is Oct. 15.
Congratulations from the Department of German Studies!
Congratulations from the Department of German StudiesCongratulations to Dr. Matthias Müller, graduating Ph.D. in German Studies! The Department of German Studies warmly congratulates Matthias Müller who defended his dissertation The Loser's Edge: Writing from the Vantage Point of the Vanquished, 1918-1945 during the past academic year and...
'I feel prepared to learn how to tackle any new challenges'
Skyeler McQueen is a German studies and mathematics major.
Alumnus shares public health messages through comic illustrations
What began as a class project exploring a fraught period of Ithaca history has transformed into a COVID-related comic that Leo Levy ’20, hopes can reach people with a lesson from the past and an accessible message about public health.
Jacqueline Tackett selected as a 2021 National Humanities without Walls Pre-Doctoral Career Diversity Workshop Fellow
Jacqueline Tackett, a graduate student in German Studies has received a 2021 National Humanities without Walls Pre-Doctoral Career Diversity Workshop Fellowship (link) after having been selected as Cornell’s candidate for the national Humanities Without Walls competition in a nomination process conducted through the Society for the Humanities (...