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Upcoming Events

Oct 04

Wednesday 04:30 PM

Adventure Capitalism: A History of Libertarian Exit, from the Era of Decolonization to the Digital Age

Olin Library 107

Oct 20

Friday 07:30 PM

Riding the Currents of the Wilding Wind

Risley Hall Risley Theatre

Oct 21

Saturday 12:00 AM

Lest Silence Be Destructive: A Celebration of Chicana Feminism and the Work of Helena María Viramontes

A. D. White House Guerlac Room

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Romance Studies News

Fulbright-Hays awardees prioritize community-engaged discoveries

9/15/2023

The competitive fellowships send PhD students abroad for up to 12 months to build on their language proficiency, engage with other cultures and complete significant dissertation research on global cultures and societies.

Student Spotlight: Sarena Tien

8/02/2023

A doctoral candidate in romance studies Sarena Tien studies representations of female friendship in literature and film from French-speaking Africa and Asia.

A&S dean Jayawardhana named provost at Johns Hopkins

7/12/2023

Rachel Bean, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor in the Department of Astronomy and senior associate dean for math and science, has been named interim A&S dean.

A&S honors 23 faculty with endowed professorships

6/21/2023

The professorships are possible because of generous gifts from alumni, parents and friends.

Indiginous man in feathered headdress fights off insectoid alien next to person in futuristic red armor above a lush rainforest vista. — Luis Carlos Barragan Castro

Latin American Science Fiction: Aliens, the Amazon, and Cornell Faculty

6/15/2023

A “new wave” of Latin American writers are making the science fiction genre their own. Previously dominated by foreign works the genre is opening up to regional authors such as Cornell Professor Edmundo Paz Soldán, and Assistant Professor Liliana Colanzi, of Bolivia.

A&S faculty honored for exemplary teaching, advising

5/23/2023

“Helping students realize their greatest potential is at the core of our mission in the College of Arts & Sciences."

$2.5M in A&S New Frontier Grants supports bold projects

5/17/2023

A&S faculty members will delve into questions ranging from quantum computing to foreign policy development and from heritage forensics to effects of climate change.

Nexus Scholars Program expands research opportunities to 101 students

5/15/2023

This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.

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