Ryan Musto: 'The university is a place that cares about making a difference in the world'

Ryan Musto​
Near Eastern studies & history
New Canaan, CT

Why did you choose Cornell?

Jesus Perez: 'My family's sacrifices motivated every one of my academic and personal accomplishments'

Jesus Perez
Economics & History
Nacogdoches, TX

What are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

First cohort of Humanities Scholars chosen by Arts & Sciences

The students come from three colleges and are majoring in 20 different disciplines.

COVID-19 impact: Lawrence Glickman on crisis at hyperspeed

Historian Lawrence Glickman says the simultaneous public health disaster and economic meltdown may lead us to rethink the country’s values. However, “given … how rare it is for fundamental transformations to happen, my money would be on this pandemic not fundamentally altering our basic structures of society,” he says.

Historian Margaret Washington featured in History channel, CNN programs

Margaret Washington, the Marie Underhill Noll Professor of American History, was recently featured in the History Channel documentary “Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution,” and will appear in a CNN program focusing on women’s history. 

With executive order, Trump advances restrictive policies for immigrants, refugees

On Monday, President Trump said in a tweet that he would sign an executive order temporarily suspending immigration to the United States in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. The executive order is anticipated to include halting new green cards and work visas.

‘Artful History’ makes a case for good academic writing

Aaron Sachs, professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences, nearly dropped out of graduate school because he found the assigned reading lifeless.

Domestic violence victims at risk as Japan announces state of emergency

Earlier this week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in major cities across the country in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. Abe asked people to refrain from going outside in Tokyo and six other prefectures worst hit by coronavirus.

The conservative campaign against safety

The coronavirus pandemic in the United States has reignited long-standing debates about the relationship between freedom and economic and personal security, Lawrence Glickman, professor of history and American studies, writes in The Atlantic.

Book retrieval effort gives grad student welcome relief

You’ve been working on your dissertation for what seems like forever, doing research abroad when you’re not teaching or holed up in the library, and making great progress – until one day, the library is closed indefinitely with your books still inside.