history
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London Review features Carrington’s book
The London Review of Books has published a lengthy and descriptive review of Professor Tyler Carrington’s book, “Love at Last Sight.”
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Renaissance course benefits from modern technology
By shifting her class from Cornell College’s historic campus to the virtual realm, Professor Michelle Herder found a better way to teach Renaissance history.
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Online history course features numerous national experts
When the pandemic shuttered the region’s museums, Professor Catherine Stewart moved quickly to keep her Public Memory and Public History class relevant.
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Cornell elects four Trustees
The Cornell Board of Trustees has elected three new members—Marissa Czapla ’20, Stephanie Froehlich ’05, and George Krivo ’84—and reelected Francis Kao ’85.
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Cornell announces Class of 2020 leadership awards
President Brand announced the selection of Marissa Czapla has Young Trustee, Caitlin Tobin as the Senior Award recipient, and MaryJo Schmidt as Class Agent.
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Wilkinson ’90 helping to create temporary shelters in Seattle
When Seattle became a pandemic hotspot, John Wilkinson ’90 found himself in charge of helping provide temporary medical facilities.
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Stewart featured in podcast
Professor of History Catherine Stewart was featured in a podcast series by the New Books Network talking about her first book, “Long Past Slavery.”
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Sorensen ’04 leads groundbreaking research on Neanderthal fire making
Andrew Sorensen ’04 has been fascinated by fire since childhood, yet it wasn’t until graduate school when fire became his academic passion and pursuit. In 2018 he and his colleagues published the identification of direct evidence for fire-making by Neandertals 50,000 years ago, the oldest ever documented.
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Tobin finds synergy in history, English majors
Everything is a learning experience. That’s how Caitlin Tobin, a senior majoring in history and English literature at Cornell College, sees her life.
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An educator’s journey
An educator’s journey: Is teaching a craft, a performance, an art form? Or is teaching a calling?
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Kinsella ’81 thrives as neurologist, spin instructor
What do you get when you combine a spinning instructor with the director of the Neuroscience Institute at SSM Health in St. Louis, Missouri? Laurence Kinsella ’81. This history major, and chemistry minor hit the ground running after graduating from Cornell College. From the Hilltop he set his sights on St. Louis University School of […]
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Focus, perseverance critical to success
For many, time management can be a difficult skill to hone. But Mikael Bryant ’14 credits his time at Cornell as essential to mastering the art of staying focused and meeting deadlines
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Stewart interviewed by CSPAN
Cornell College Professor of History Catherine Stewart discussed her research with CSPAN3 during a 20-minute interview.
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Lemurs, languages keep alumnus learning
Michael McGrane ’72 is a natural born leader—tour leader that is.
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4 faculty complete 142 years of teaching
Cornell College is saying goodbye to four faculty, including the last professor who had taught here on the semester system.
London Review features Carrington’s book 
Renaissance course benefits from modern technology 
Online history course features numerous national experts 
Cornell elects four Trustees 
Cornell announces Class of 2020 leadership awards 
Wilkinson ’90 helping to create temporary shelters in Seattle 
Stewart featured in podcast 
Sorensen ’04 leads groundbreaking research on Neanderthal fire making 
Tobin finds synergy in history, English majors 
An educator’s journey 
Kinsella ’81 thrives as neurologist, spin instructor 
Focus, perseverance critical to success 
Stewart interviewed by CSPAN 
Lemurs, languages keep alumnus learning 
4 faculty complete
142 years of teaching