Student spotlight: Amber Bal
Amber Bal, a doctoral candidate in romance studies, studies the urban-rural divide in 20th and 21st century French and Francophone literature.
Read moreIn the 21st century and nearly 55 years after its inception, the Africana Studies & Research Center remains committed to continuing academic innovation in the field of Africana studies and to remaining at its forefront theoretically and pedagogically, while sustaining its ongoing commitments to activism and community engagement.
Amber Bal, a doctoral candidate in romance studies, studies the urban-rural divide in 20th and 21st century French and Francophone literature.
Read moreFunding is available for faculty and students with projects related to rural humanities.
Read moreKimberlé Crenshaw ’81, a legal scholar, reflected on the ways Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s influence shaped her personal, academic and professional journey.
Read moreDuring Black History Month, test your knowledge of Cornell’s ground-breaking program with 10 trivia questions!
Read moreThis year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Lecture on Feb. 19 will focus on the importance of understanding and addressing systems of oppression and their impact on multiple identities, including race and gender.
Read moreA Cornell historian says one of the most important aspects of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy was his insistence on speaking up against social and economic injustice.
Read moreOlúfẹ́mi Táíwò, an expert in Africana studies, wrote about how America should respond to its history of racism in an opinion piece in The Washington Post.
Read more"The project makes Ithacans aware that this Nobel writer lived in Ithaca for two years."
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