Leah Wank: ‘In many ways, my Cornell experience has been shaped by the study of foreign languages’
‘I created my own path and embraced uncertainty'
Varun Biddanda
Spanish & Biological Sciences
Grand Haven, MI
What was your favorite class and why?
VP Opperman: Staff graduates met their challenges with ‘gusto’
Thirty-three university staff members were recognized for earning academic degrees at the 23rd annual Staff Graduate Reception, May 20 in the Hall of Fame Room in Friends Hall.Two Cornell staff members are receiving bachelor’s degrees from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Nineteen are receiving Cornell master’s degrees, two are receiving doctorates, and 10 are receiving degrees in higher education from other colleges and universities.
Eighteen receive Engaged Graduate Student Grants
Eighteen Cornell doctoral students have received 2019-20 Engaged Graduate Student Grants totaling $269,397, which will support community-engaged research relevant to their dissertations.
Application portal opens for new Klarman Fellowships
“We are recruiting the most promising emerging researchers from around the world."
Grants create engagement opportunities for students
The Office of Engagement Initiatives has awarded $1,307,580 in Engaged Curriculum Grants to 25 teams of faculty and community partners that are integrating community-engaged learning into majors and minors across the university.This year’s awards involve 99 Cornell faculty and staff from 46 departments. The 39 community partners are from 10 countries; 11 projects are based in New York state.
Linguist Carol Rosen dies at 79
Carol Gilson Rosen, professor emerita of linguistics whose research interests included the theory of universal grammar, died Aug. 19 in Ithaca. She was 79.Rosen was a member of the Cornell faculty from 1978 to 2010. She mentored generations of Romance studies, linguistics and even music majors, as well as colleagues, graduate students and College Scholars in the College of Arts and Sciences.
New Cayuga language class focuses on nature, culture
The launch of the class coincides with the United Nations Declaration of 2019 as the Year of Indigenous Languages.
Korean Language Program celebrates 30 years
The rich cultural history of Korea – including powerful percussion and traditional dance – will be featured at the Korean Language Program’s (KLP) 30th anniversary celebration on Friday, Sept. 20, at 6:30 pm. The event will also feature Korean foods, and will conclude with musical performances by Shimtah, E.Motion, LOKO, and Hanchum. The celebration, which will take place in the Rhodes-Rawling Auditorium in Klarman Hall, is free and all are welcome.
Arts Unplugged event features Sundance film screening, masterclass
The second Arts Unplugged celebrates indigenous culture with talks, film, food and more. Thursday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.
Sign of the times: American Sign Language thrives on campus
The new ASL classes meet the College of Arts & Sciences’ three-semester world language requirement.
Grants seed social science research, conferences
Studies exploring the effects of disadvantaged neighborhoods, a reimagined school recess and customized avatars were among a slate of faculty projects receiving grants this fall from the Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS).
Linguistics grad student receives award for indigenous language presentation
Doctoral student Carol-Rose Little and collaborator Morelia Vázquez Martínez (Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Macuspana) received a special distinction award in the best student presentation category from the Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas during the society's winter meeting in January in New Orleans, La.
Einaudi Center awards eight faculty grants
Seed and small grants from the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies are launching some big global initiatives – from uncovering one of Pompeii’s lost gardens to bringing together international researchers studying Indonesia’s 700 languages.
Kalen Chang: 'One invaluable skill I’ve learned is how to approach problems'
Kalen Chang Linguistics & Mathematics Chino Hills, Ca
What are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?
Einaudi student workers jump into global careers
Last year, Jenna Robinson ’19 was a communications major and student technical assistant at the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. Now she’s an associate product marketing manager at YouTube in San Francisco.
We congratulate our 2021 Ph.D. graduates!
We congratulate our recent Ph.D. graduates, Mia Windhearn and Mary Moroney! Mia Windhearn defended her dissertation, “Alternatives, Exclusivity, and Underspecification” on July 20, 2021, co-chaired by Mats Rooth and Dorit Abusch with committee members Miloje Despic and Thomas Ede Zimmerman (Goethe University, Frankfurt). She is currently working...
Carol-Rose Little Accepts Position at University of Oklahoma
We are proud to announce that Carol-Rose Little accepted a position as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Oklahoma. She will be in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics beginning in Fall 2021. Carol-Rose completed her Ph.D. in 2020, with her dissertation "Mutual dependencies of nominal...
Behind the Scenes with Cornell Faculty
When Cornell shifted from in-person classes to virtual instruction in March 2020, individual faculty members were asked to quickly implement new technologies and strategies for keeping students engaged online. Though many had limited experience teaching via Zoom, they rose to the occasion.Some produced scripted video lectures filled with music...
Ryan Windhearn, Ph.D. '20, Accepts Position at Concordia University
We are proud to announce that Ryan Windhearn accepted a temporary position as Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Concordia University. He will be in the Department of Classics, Modern Languages, and Linguistics beginning in Fall 2021. Ryan completed his Ph.D. in 2020, with his dissertation "Evidence from Innovation: Reconstructing Disharmonic...
Charlotte Logan Named Cobell Fellow
Charlotte Logan, a doctoral student in linguistics, was recently selected as a Cobell Graduate Summer Research Fellow. Administered on behalf of the Cobell Board of Trustees by Indigenous Education, Inc., Logan is one of six fellows for 2021.Logan studies Haudenosaunee languages and works on language revitalization through Cornell’s Indigenous...
Professor Miloje Despic Receives Russell Distinguished Teaching Award
We congratulate Professor Miloje Despic for receiving the Russell Distinguished Teaching Award. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated their devotion to teaching and development of new courses and new methods of student instruction.
Syracuse/Cornell Scrambling Workshop
Scrambling Workshop, Syracuse/Cornell, May 8-9, 2021Funded by the Central New York Humanities CorridorJoin by Zoom: https://syracuseuniversity.zoom.us/j/95903897330?pwd=bm94K1RhWlhYbHUweUMxd2xhckRtUT09Link to abstractsParticipantsJosef Bayer, University of KonstanzJohn Bailyn, Stony Brook UniversityRajesh Bhatt, University of Massachusetts...