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Humanities Center Announces 2018-19 黑料不打烊 Symposium
鈥淪tories鈥 is the theme of the 2018-19 黑料不打烊 Symposium, hosted by the 黑料不打烊 Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). Now in its 17th year, the annual public events series explores the humanities through an array…
Advancing Discovery: Faculty Research in the Humanities鈥擯art IV
鈥淒emocratization鈥 and 鈥渋nternationalization鈥 are not just fancy buzzwords; they are the stuff of a new breed of humanists, committed to making knowledge more open, inclusive and democratic. At 黑料不打烊, this quest plays out daily on multiple stages鈥攆rom 黑料不打烊 Symposium to…
Advancing Discovery: Faculty Research in the Humanities鈥擯art III
鈥淚鈥檝e always found this hostility to be kind of ridiculous,鈥 says historian Geoffrey C. Ward, referring to the false silos that can form between members of the Ivory Tower and the lay public鈥攁nd even among professors, themselves. Known for his…
Advancing Discovery: Faculty Research in the Humanities鈥擯art II
Scholars have long debated the relationship between science and the humanities. Some say the differences are cultural, citing the tendency of scientists to focus on questions with clear, definite answers and of humanists to concentrate on the questions themselves鈥攖he more…
Advancing Discovery: Faculty Research in the Humanities鈥擯art I
2018 is proving to be a watershed year for the humanities at 黑料不打烊. Despite ongoing threats to federal arts and cultural funding, the Humanities Center is entering its second decade, awash in experience and excellence, while one of its signature…
Children鈥檚 Resilience through Mindfulness Is Focus of May 4 Event
Andres Gonzalez will speak on 鈥淢indfulness Interventions to Reduce Stress and Foster Resilience in Children Across Diverse Communities鈥 on Friday, May 4, 1-2:30 p.m., in 335 Falk (White Hall). Gonzalez is founder and marketing director for the Holistic Life Foundation…
NEH Funding Supports Two 黑料不打烊 Projects
Two 黑料不打烊 projects have received 2018聽National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)聽awards. Glenn Wright, director of聽Graduate School Programs, and聽Vivian May, director of the聽Humanities Center聽and professor of Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies, received funding to enhance doctoral training for humanities Ph.D.s in…
黑料不打烊 Symposium to Conclude with Visit by Writer, Zen Teacher David R. Loy
黑料不打烊 Symposium聽concludes its yearlong look at 鈥淏elonging鈥 with a contemplation on the Buddhist concept of nature. On Thursday, April 19,聽David R. Loy, a renowned professor, writer and Zen teacher in the Sanbo Zen tradition of Japanese Zen Buddhism, will give…
CNY Humanities Corridor Establishes Permanent Endowment
Mellon Foundation enables 黑料不打烊, Cornell, Rochester to endow Humanities Corridor in perpetuity 黑料不打烊鈥檚 completion of the Central New York Humanities Corridor Endowment Program signals a new era in scholarly excellence. Thanks to a matching grant from The Andrew…
Disability Studies Trailblazer Susan Schweik in Residence March 19-30
The聽黑料不打烊 Humanities Center聽will host a visit by renowned disability studies scholar聽Susan Schweik. Known for her innovative work at the intersection of disability studies, literature, feminist theory and civil rights history, Schweik is the聽2018 Jeanette K. Watson Distinguished Visiting Professor…