From vaults to virtual classes, library archives enrich teaching
Through two semesters of remote learning, Cornell's archivists, curators and librarians are finding virtual ways to help instructors teach research, using gems from Cornell University Library’s rare and distinctive (RAD) collections.
Signale celebrates decade of success and welcomes new leadership
Signale celebrates decade of success and welcomes new leadership
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."
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!
Cornell faculty featured on ‘The Academic Minute’
The program, airing on 70 stations, covers new and emerging topics in higher education.
Lunch & Lyrics: The City Edition
Lunch & Lyrics: The City Edition
“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!
Wondering what to read in 2023? A&S faculty offer ideas
A&S faculty offer book and poetry recommendations for the new year.
30 Arts & Sciences faculty honored with endowed professorships
The College is able to bestow these honors to outstanding faculty thanks to generous gifts from alumni, parents and friends.
Applications open for Klarman fellowships
The three-year fellowships are available to early-career scholars conducting leading-edge research in any of the College’s discipline areas.
Rural Humanities initiative to focus on Black lives
The “Rural Black Lives” theme for 2020-21 will concentrate on the visibility of Black lives in rural central and western New York state.
Adelson on Kluge's "Plugging Up a Child's Brain"
"A Magical Thing"
Caitlin Wischermann: 'I truly believe that everyone can learn how to be a genius'
Caitlin Wischermann
Economics, Comparative Literature & German Studies
Oberhausen, Germany
What was your most profound turning point while at Cornell?
"The groundwork for an open and hungry mind."
Patrick Molligo '15
Majors: German Studies & EconomicsHometown: Manhasset, NY
Why did you choose Cornell?
Transformative Humanities: Faculty reveal life-changing creative works
From Virginia Woolf to Debussy, faculty share the works that have impacted their careers and their lives during this series of lunchtime talks with students.
Delphi Cleaveland: 'Ask 'why' and always question that which seems ordinary.'
Delphi CleavelandGerman Studies & Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies*//*-->*/Poughkeepsie, NYWhat is your main extracurricular activity? Why is it important to you?
Lauren Stechschulte: 'The books I read, the movies I watch, and the music that I listen to all shape the way I interact with and understand others.'
Lauren Stechschulte
German Studies & Computer Science
Columbus, OH
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Campus to discuss 'Between the World and Me' April 28
Members of the Cornell community are invited to explore issues of race in America during six simultaneous small-group discussions of the Ta-Nehisi Coates book “Between the World and Me” Thursday, April 28.The discussions, set for 12:20-1:10 p.m., will take place at locations across campus and are part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ New Century for the Humanities celebration.
Lena (Xinyi) Li : 'Go to office hours and talk to professors. They're cool and interesting people!'
Lena Li
German Studies & Government
Born in Chongqing, China, grew up in Rockville, MD
What was your most profound turning point while at Cornell?
Migration, immigration and refugees today
Migration is one of the major forces shaping the world today, with more than 60 million displaced people.“Never in history have we seen this many simultaneous displacements across the globe and these people are not going home any time soon,” says Mostafa Minawi, assistant professor of history and Himan Brown Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow. “This is a global population redistribution and it will hit us whether we like it or not.”
Student Awards for 2016
Students from throughout the college were honored recently for their accomplishments.
Faculty reflect on life-changing works at Klarman dedication
“Me, my partner and [Flaubert’s] ‘Sentimental Education’ were on vacation in the south of France. And it wasn’t pretty,” said literary theorist Paul Fleming during the May 26 “Transformative Humanities: Faculty Reflections on Life-Changing Creative Works” panel celebrating the dedication of Klarman Hall.
Patrizia McBride explores montage and storytelling
German Studies Professor Patrizia McBride discussed how her new book "The Chatter of the Visible" explores montage and modernist aesthetics in 1920s and '30 Germany at a talk in Olin Library February 15th.