'Songs in Flight,' inspired by Cornell-based project, receives Grammy nod

Based on poems by A&S alumna Tsitsi Ella Jaji, M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’08, the songs by Shawn Okpebholo bring to life individual stories preserved by the Cornell-based Freedom on the Move project.

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In Bukovina, European empires built new worlds out of inherited materials

Now divided between Romania and Ukraine, the region never fit easily among its neighbors, as regimes including the Habsburg Empire and the Soviet Union tried to remake it in their image.

Teiger Foundation gift advances AAP's Teiger Mentor in the Arts Program

Cornell AAP announces funding to continue the Teiger Mentor in the Arts program, which brings a remarkable slate of internationally acclaimed faculty artists to the college, including Spring 2026 Teiger Mentor Mary Mattingly.

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Cornell Tech’s Backslash initiative sparks transdisciplinary art

Founded in 2016 to connect artists with technologists and academics across Cornell’s campuses, Backslash has grown into a global launchpad, with its artists debuting works at major venues.

2025 Year in Review

Cornell’s impact was felt near and far, from the lacrosse fields to research labs and beyond in a turbulent 2025.

Celebrating the journey with our December A&S grads

Three A&S grads share their journeys through Cornell.

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Book explores ‘modernity and malevolence’ in Indian clinical care

The new book from anthropology professor Andrew Willford shows how patterns of psycho-social stress combined with modernity’s pressures can influence psychiatric practice.

Nick Salvatore, ‘one of our foremost historians,’ dies at 82

Nick Salvatore, a professor emeritus in the ILR School, an award-winning historian and teacher and lifelong champion for working people, died on Nov. 29 in Ithaca. He was 82.

Undergrads launch magazine featuring in-depth stories

A new student-run magazine focuses on long-form journalism that reflects the culture of Cornell and Ithaca.

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