The Tompkins County program provides trainees - many of whom have faced obstacles to employment - with a foundation in environmental literacy and hands-on experience that helps them enter the workforce.

Claire Deng ’22 was doing a survey of archival papers at a Cornell library when she came across something unexpected: the full transcript of a speech given by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957 – one of only two known in the country.

As one of the first female mayors in Afghanistan, Zarifa Ghafari became a target of the Taliban. Now at Cornell, she continues her fight against the oppression of Afghan girls and women.

Breanna Neff '16 is the next guest on the Startup Cornell podcast.

In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, co-hosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel welcome Eve De Rosa, dean of faculty at Cornell, for a conversation about her journey to the university and her efforts to shape a truly inclusive campus culture. 

The installation designed by AAP's Jennifer Newsom and Tom Carruthers is one of nearly 200 artworks featured in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876-Now" exhibition, open through Feb. 17.

In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, co-hosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel welcome Alexis Boyce, manager of Cornell’s Asian American Studies Program and co-chair of the Staff Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee.

 A new study by Cornell information science researchers finds that ignoring race in college admissions leads to an admitted class that is much less diverse, but with similar academic credentials to those where affirmative action is factored in.

From introducing reusable takeout containers to Cornell’s dining facilities to reducing laboratory dependence on fossil fuels, the President’s Awards for Employee Excellence celebrated these and other achievements Nov. 19 in Barton Hall.