history
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One online course at a time
Cornell moved quickly to establish distance learning last March in response to the looming novel coronavirus pandemic.
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One Course: Investigating German Pasts and Presents
Professor of German Studies & History Tyler Carrington’s course, Investigating German Pasts and Presents, takes place in Vienna, Munich, and Berlin.
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Iowa trivia’s biggest fan
Jessica Rundlett ’07, the State Historical Society of Iowa’s special projects and outreach coordinator, is an Iowa trivia expert.
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TaSheena Cunningham-Rimmer ’06: Young Alumna Award citation & response
TaSheena Cunningham-Rimmer ’06, assistant general counsel to the Chicago Housing Authority, received a 2020 Young Alumna Achievement Award.
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9 new faculty bring expertise to Cornell College
Cornell is welcoming nine new faculty members for the 2020–21 academic year. They come from all over the country to bring their knowledge and expertise to Cornell’s students.
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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?
One online course at a time 
One Course: Investigating German Pasts and Presents 
Iowa trivia’s biggest fan 
TaSheena Cunningham-Rimmer ’06: Young Alumna Award citation & response 
9 new faculty bring expertise to Cornell College 
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