Brittany Atchison is trying to save the world.

Listening to this energetic Randolph High School graduate leaves one with the impression that her goals are awfully lofty for someone who hasn’t quite graduated from college. She talks readily about working with others to make collective changes, about the injustices of position and privilege, about racism and the power of language, and helping the forgotten sections of society. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – As one of the four winners of the Bright Lights Big Verse: Poems of Times Square national poetry contest, Ben Miller ’86 will showcase his winning poem “Pipe Birds” in an unusual location: Times Square. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – Monica Lyons, coordinator of the Berry Center for Economics, Business and Public Policy and 2002 graduate of Cornell, was named by the Corridor Business Journal of Iowa City/Cedar Rapids as a Forty Under 40 Award honoree for 2009. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – On Thursday, Sept. 10, Cornell College Geology Professor Rhawn Denniston participated in meetings with Iowa members of Congress in Washington, D.C., as part of delegations organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) to discuss the American Clean Energy and Security bill recently passed by the House of Representatives. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – Professor of Psychology Carol Enns was recognized as a Distinguished Leader for Women in Psychology at the August meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA). Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College and Cole Library will host Diane Ackerman, author of The Zookeeper’s Wife, on Thursday, Sept. 17, as part of the second year of “One Book, One Campus, One Community.” Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – A South African fiction writer and a Croatian poet will discuss their works and hold readings on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at the fourth annual Global Voices, an event featuring international writers. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – John Peterson, the subject of the documentary The Real Dirt on Farmer John, will visit Cornell College on Sept. 11. There will be a free public screening of the award-winning film at 7 p.m. in West Science 100 followed by an open discussion with “Farmer John.” Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – The Cornell College department of art and art history will celebrate Homecoming 2009 with an exhibition featuring works by current studio art faculty in the Peter Paul Luce Gallery, McWethy Hall. Cornell Studio Art Faculty 2009 runs Sept. 13 – Oct. 18. Read More…

It’s a typically atypical day for Aaron Hall as he glides around the Cornell College campus. Read More…