ethnic studies
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Ujjesa Dhanak ’19: Make your voice heard
For Ujjesa Dhanak ’19, favorite Cornell memories come from time spent with students, faculty, and staff to improve Cornell for future students.
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An expression of love: The BLM movement and America
Clanton C.W. Dawson Jr. ’76 writes about the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Cornell names Hemie Collier as new senior diversity officer
Cornell College is announcing the creation of a new position–senior diversity officer–as campus leaders take steps to create lasting change.
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Hard work, sweat, and achievements
Jillian Schulte ʼ19, a medical anthropology and ethnic studies double major with a biology minor, chose Cornell College for two major reasons: the close-knit community and the block plan.
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Alumna pursuing history career in collections
Stephanie Lampkin ’08, collections manager for the Chemical Heritage Foundation, is mentioned in an article about the foundation’s acquisition of the SPEX Fluorolog Spectrometer, the instrument that led to the use of resonance light scattering to explore the world of supramolecular chemistry.
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Kiflemariam studies and advocates for voting rights
Ariam Kiflemariam has found outlets for her interest in voting rights through internships, class projects, and a prestigious summer research opportunity at Duke University.
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Kiflemariam named Ralph Bunche Summer Scholar
Ariam Kiflemariam, who is double-majoring in politics and ethnic studies, is one of 12 students who participated in the prestigious Ralph Bunche Summer Institute at Duke University this summer.
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Peacemaking After Deadly Conflict
David Zarembka will be presenting Peacemaking After Deadly Conflict at Zamora’s Market Friday, Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m. He has 49 years of involvement in the Great Lakes region as he first worked in the area in 1964 when he taught Rwandan refugees in now Tanzania. Since 1998, he has been the coordinator of the African Great Lakes Initiative of the Friends Peace Teams, a Quaker organization that promotes peacemaking activities with local groups in the region.
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Harris begins education reform career with TFA
Ariel Harris ’13 hopes to one day found a school for inner city girls. First step: a two-year stint with Teach For America in Houston.
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“You Mean There’s Race in My Movies? A Critical Analysis of Race in Mainstream Movies”
Fredrick Gooding Jr., founder of The Minority Reporter website, asserts that mainstream movies can have a strong cultural impact, particularly regarding the perpetuation of racial imagery and how Americans relate around notions of race.
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Solak finds multiple creative writing and volunteer outlets
English and Ethnic Studies major Claire Solak explains why she’s so glad she chose Cornell.
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Watt combines anthropology adventures with music outreach
The flexibility of OCAAT gave student Ian Watt the chance to found OCTAVE Living and Learning Community, which gives free music lessons to children in need, while still excelling academically.
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“Asian-ness” in Iowa: A Conversation about Identity
A facilitated discussion on the issue of identity (dismantling stereotypes and myths, assimilation, straddling both fences, etc.).
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AbUSed: The Postville Raid
On Feb 9th, director of “The Silence of Neto,” Luis Argueta, will show and discuss his documentary film “abUSed – The Postville Raid” which tells the story of the most aggressive and largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the history of the United States.
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See-yin So explores forensic pathology through research internships
Eager to explore her interest in forensic pathology, See-yin So found the perfect outlet: a summer internship in New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner sponsored by the Dimensions program. She earned a Cornell Fellowship the following summer to conduct biotech research in Baltimore, and she hopes to enter medical school after graduating […]
Ujjesa Dhanak ’19: Make your voice heard 
An expression of love: The BLM movement and America 
Cornell names Hemie Collier as new senior diversity officer 
Hard work, sweat, and achievements 
Alumna pursuing history career in collections 
Kiflemariam studies and advocates for voting rights 
Harris begins education reform career with TFA 
Solak finds multiple creative writing and volunteer outlets 
Watt combines anthropology adventures with music outreach