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Ishmael ՚20 took a chance on Cornell College
Coming to Iowa from New York challenged Max Ishmael ՚20. He had to leave behind his family and friends. Read his Cornell College story.
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Klaver publishes new book of poetry: ‘Ready for the World’
Robert P. Dana Director of the Center for the Literary Arts Becca Klaver has published her third book of poems, “Ready for the World,” in February of this year.
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Greenberg will teach documentary poetry as Distinguished Visiting Writer
Miriam Bird Greenberg will teach documentary poetry as the 2020-21 Distinguished Visiting Writer for Cornell College’s Center for the Literary Arts.
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Senior Barnard’s fearless leaps propel her to success
The hurdles set up on the track look like daunting walls. But to newcomers to the track and field event known as the steeplechase, it is often the water pit that raises eyebrows. The origins of the steeplechase explain the rather daunting obstacles the runners must traverse to run, let alone, win at the race. […]
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Bradshaw inspired by meditations on, in nature
Cornell College Junior Natalie Bradshaw walks in the footsteps of many well-known writers who turn to nature for inspiration and reflection.
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Sullivan finds magic in religion, writing
Cornell College junior Riley Sullivan always knew she wanted to be a writer.
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Kenney prepares for future as a social activist writer
Sophomore English major Connor Kenney is preparing for a career as a writer—a writer who uses literature as a form of social activism.
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Freeman’s new book inspires readers to see things differently
Poetry lovers can soon get their hands on Professor of English Glenn Freeman’s fourth collection of poems.
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Cornell College launches 1st graduate degree in creative writing
Cornell College will kick off its first graduate degree program in nearly 100 years during the summer of 2020.
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Distinguished Visiting Writer named for 2019–20
The Center for the Literary Arts at Cornell College announces its Distinguished Visiting Writer in Young Adult Fiction for 2019–20: Linda Oatman High.
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Open Field: 50 years of creativity
Open Field, Cornell College’s annual literary magazine was first published half a century ago, in 1968. Fifty years later, the publication still brings joy to the students involved.
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Alumni at a Glance: Elizabeth Evans ’75
After graduating from Cornell, Elizabeth Evans ’75 started graduate school at the University of Iowa, where she received her masters of fine arts (M.F.A.) from the Writers Workshop. Today, she’s a fiction writer who has published six books: “As Good As Dead,” “Rowing in Eden,” “Carter Clay,” “The Blue Hour,” “Suicide’s Girlfriend,” and “Locomotion.”
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Alumni at a Glance: Dan Kellams ’58
Biographer, memoirist, freelance writer and editor, public relations consultant, and Army information specialist—what do all these honorific titles have in common? You can assign every last one of them to an accomplished Cornell College graduate of the Class of 1958, Dan Kellams.
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9 new faculty to teach at Cornell College
A new academic year begins today at Cornell College, and the college welcomes nine new faculty members in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
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Distinguished Visiting Writers named for 2018–19
Cornell College’s Distinguished Visiting Writers for 2018–2019 are podcast writer, poet, journalist, and photographer Kathleen Maris Paltrineri and novelist and essayist Mylène Dressler.
Ishmael ՚20 took a chance on Cornell College 
Klaver publishes new book of poetry: ‘Ready for the World’ 
Greenberg will teach documentary poetry as Distinguished Visiting Writer 
Senior Barnard’s fearless leaps propel her to success 
Bradshaw inspired by meditations on, in nature 
Sullivan finds magic in religion, writing 
Kenney prepares for future as a social activist writer 
Freeman’s new book inspires readers to see things differently 
Cornell College launches 1st graduate degree in creative writing 
Distinguished Visiting Writer named for 2019–20 
Open Field: 50 years of creativity 
Alumni at a Glance: Elizabeth Evans ’75 
Alumni at a Glance: Dan Kellams ’58 
9 new faculty to teach at Cornell College 
Distinguished Visiting Writers named for 2018–19