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AASP faculty Derek Chang awarded for creative, innovative community engagement
AASP's Derek Chang is one of thirteen Cornell faculty members have received Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement. The awards, given annually to one person from each of the university’s colleges and schools, recognize faculty who have recen...
Read moreSummer 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.
Read moreSupport Arts & Sciences on Giving Day March 14
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Read moreAsian American studies celebrates new endowment funding
"The endowment is a wonderful testament to the value of what we are teaching and the impact it’s having.”
Read moreDecember A&S graduates share stories of growth
The College hosted a new pre-graduation reception in the Groos Family Atrium of Klarman Hall for December graduates and their families.
Read moreAlumna explores impact of Asian American Hollywood icon
Shirley Lim's ’90 research into Hollywood icon Anna May Wong is receiving lots of attention as Wong is pictured on a new set of U.S. quarters.
Read moreCornell Cinema’s season showcases cult classics, Disney, greatest films of all time
The cinema's fall schedule includes "Rocky Horror Picture Show," as well as some of the British Film Institute’s top movies of all time.
Read moreProject chronicles experiences of alums of Asian descent
In an ongoing effort, Cornellians are being asked to recall their student days for an oral history.
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