politics
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Leadership Workshop: Controversy with Civility
How do appreciating different perspectives and knowing how to work with conflict help you develop as a leader? Come to the session on controversy with civility to learn about this aspect of leadership.
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Leadership Workshop: Commitment
How do making a commitment and acting consistently help you develop as a leader? Come to the session on commitment to learn about this aspect of leadership.
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Welcome Reception and Dinner for Aoyama Gakuin Women’s Junior College
Cornell College will welcome five female students and two faculty members from Aoyama Gakuin Women’s Junior College (Tokyo, Japan) with a welcome dinner and reception Feb. 24.
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Leadership Workshop: Collaboration
How does knowing how to work with others help you develop as a leader? Come to the session on collaboration to learn about this aspect of leadership. Feb. 12, 5:30-7 p.m., Thomas Commons.
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Foreign policy course features depth and variety
David Yamanishi aimed for depth in his American Policy Course, focusing on a set of interesting case studies. Students also enjoyed a variety of learning opportunities, including three full-length films, a morning with a visiting Supreme Court expert, and a final research paper.
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Professor discusses U.S. House on Iowa Public Radio
Hans Hassell, assistant professor of politics at Cornell College, was on the Iowa Public Radio program “River to River” on Tuesday to talk about John Boehner, the Republican Speaker of the House.
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SIG Talk explores the effect of stress on voter turnout
Hans Hassell, assistant professor of politics, will discuss the rise of using behavioral psychology in voter turnout efforts and how those efforts can change the dynamics of a campaign. He will present some of his own experimental research on how individuals respond politically in different ways when confronted with stressful life experiences and what this might mean for political campaigns.
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Leadership focus draws Johnson to Berkeley computing program
Kevin Johnson ’13 is set to begin an intensive one-year master’s program in computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. He was particularly drawn by the programs’s emphasis on leadership development.
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Alumnus was Obama campaign CTO
Harper Reed ’01 is getting media attention for his work as chief technology officer of President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign.
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Professor’s research indicated 65% of Cornell students plan to vote in Mount Vernon
Hans Hassell, assistant professor of politics, found that 65 percent of Cornell College students who plan to vote plan on doing so in Mount Vernon this coming November, adding between 300 to 400 votes to the town’s electorate
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President Barack Obama’s visit to Cornell College
A crowd of 2,000 students, faculty, staff and community members, along with an overflow crowd of 800 and dozens of media organizations from around the region and the country, packed into the Richard and Norma Small Multi-Sport Center to witness President Obama’s first appearance after debating Republican challenger Mitt Romney Tuesday night.
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Stadler wins Fulbright award to teach in Germany
Chris Stadler earned a Fulbright grant through the U.S. Department of State to serve as an English teaching assistant in Germany.
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Internships in D.C. and China inspire education reform career
Three significant internships–combined with majors in international relations, women’s studies, and politics–led Lisa Chen to a career in educational policy, beginning with teaching in one of the country’s most challenging schools.
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Davis aims to bring statistical approach to city planning
Liz Davis is a numbers person with a math major and physics minor. She is also an ideas person who discovered a passion for urban planning, thanks to key politics courses (her second major) and a Cornell Fellowship with an energy policy firm.
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Cornell College senior earns Fulbright scholarship
Will Dinneen ’12 won a Fulbright scholarship to teach English in Turkey. Dinneen was active in both academic and co-curricular groups while on campus, and served as president of Student Senate, a member of the Sigma Kappa Psi fraternity, the Mock Trial team and Cornell’s Concert Choir.
Foreign policy course features depth and variety 
Professor discusses U.S. House on Iowa Public Radio 
Leadership focus draws Johnson to Berkeley computing program 
Alumnus was Obama campaign CTO 
President Barack Obama’s visit to Cornell College 
Stadler wins Fulbright award to teach in Germany 
Internships in D.C. and China inspire education reform career 
Davis aims to bring statistical approach to city planning 
Cornell College senior earns Fulbright scholarship