Nianpo Su, Ph.D. Candidate, Accepts Lecturer position at Columbia University
Nianpo Su, Ph.D. Candidate, Accepts Lecturer position at Columbia University
OADI celebrates a decade of honors achievements
Several students from Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences were honored May 1 at the 10th annual Honors Award Ceremony held by the university's Office of Academic Discovery and Impact (OADI. OADI serves as a hub for academic and professional development resources for Cornell students.
'I am deeply proud of where I came from'
Zelazzie Zepeda is a linguistics major.
Admitted Class of 2030 seeks real-world impact
Cornell admits the Class of 2030 emphasizing real-world impact, enrolling 5,776 students from 102 countries. At Cornell University, the diverse cohort reflects the land-grant mission and applied learning goals across multiple colleges.
Cornell Center for Social Sciences names 2026-27 Faculty Fellows
The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has selected 10 faculty members, including several from A&S, as 2026–27 Faculty Fellows, providing course release and funding to support interdisciplinary social science research with real-world impact.
Weiss and Provost awards honor outstanding faculty
Four faculty from A&S have been awarded Cornell’s highest honors for graduate and undergraduate teaching.
Research at risk: Cultural fluency and critical language expertise
The federal government ended a program that has funded Cornell's Southeast Asia Program and South Asia Program for decades.
Jean Blackall, first woman tenured in English at Cornell, dies at 97
Jean Frantz Blackall, a Cornell faculty member from 1958-94 who in 1971 became the first woman to receive tenure in what was then the Department of English, in the College of Arts and Sciences, died July 15 in Williamsburg, Virginia. She was 97.
New Faculty: Milena Šereikaitė
Milena Šereikaitė, Linguistics
2025 Nexus Scholars talk about academic growth, transformation
Ten students who participated in this summer's Nexus Scholars Program share their stories..
‘Summit’ on LLMs rallies leading AI experts
Linguist Marten van Schijndel co-led a session on “Responsible LLMs & Issues” at the summit.
Outstanding faculty win 2025 teaching and advising awards
Among those being recognized for exceptional teaching and mentorship this year are faculty members Begüm Adalet, Claudia Verhoeven, and Marcelo Aguiar.
'I mapped the humanitarian impact of the Wagner Group’s arrival in Mali'
Celia Doherty is majoring in linguistics.
Language House opens to students learning ASL
Students who want an immersive on-campus experience with American Sign Language (ASL) can now sign up to live in the Language House.
Share and hear poetry in many languages at this April 9 event
The event celebrates April as National Poetry Month.
AI ring tracks spelled words in American Sign Language
A Cornell-led research team has developed an artificial intelligence-powered ring equipped with micro-sonar technology that can continuously and in real time track fingerspelling in American Sign Language.
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.
Student spotlight: Nianpo Su
Nianpo Su, doctoral candidate in linguistics, studies how syntactic principles determine the structure of sentences in human languages.
ASL program offers performance series, welcomes new faculty
Lisa Sunde also helps to advise the American Sign Language club and manages the weekly ASL conversation hour in the Language Resource Center.
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.
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.
American Sign Language has found a growing home on the Hill
Now offered as a minor, the study of ASL at Cornell came about through years of student advocacy
'I've met a variety of people with a wide range of interests'
Emily Pecsok is an applied mathematics and linguistics major.
Projects funded by 2024 New Frontier Grants look toward the future
The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has awarded five New Frontier Grants to cutting edge projects in science, social science and the humanities led by A&S faculty.
Treats and poems featured at LRC’s “Sweet Poetry” event
“Any poem, any language” is the theme of the Language Resource Center’s second annual celebration of National Poetry Month, April 17
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.
‘Innovative’ linguist Margarita Suñer dies at 82
Margarita Amalia Suñer, professor of linguistics emerita in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died in Ojai, California on Feb. 29 after a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 82.