Gerard Aching
Professor Emeritus
Africana Studies and Research Center, French Studies Program, Romance Studies
PMA professor named Academy Film Scholar
Samantha N. Sheppard, associate professor of performing and media arts, has been named a 2021 Academy Film Scholar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Radio interview discusses Juneteenth
On June 15, the "All Things Equal" podcast featured Cornell Arts & Sciences Professor of American History Margaret Washington for a discussion of Juneteenth.
"The mistrust does not date back to the colonial era"
The attitude of African states to the Ukraine war is ambivalent. Political scientist Siba Grovogui explains why this is the case and why he also blames the West.
Reunion panel steers racism conversation toward action
The panel suggested listening to scholarly experts, implementing new initiatives and engaging students and faculty in organizations beyond the university.
Juneteenth reverberates with triumph, pain, past and present
The holiday celebrates the day enslaved people gained their freedom. But they lacked political power then, as Black people too often do today, says associate professor Jamila Michener.
'My studying of the Wolof language is my proudest achievement'
Aliou Gresseau-Gambrel is an Africana Studies & College Scholar major.
Einaudi awards fund global research and activities
Seed grants, student travel grants and internships totaling $355,000 in the 2021–22 academic year supported international work done by many A&S faculty and students.
Class of 2020: Learning to let it flow
Eight members of the Class of 2020 share candid reflections on their lives over this past year.
$2M in New Frontier Grants boost high-impact A&S research
Research supported by the 14 grants ranges from the physics of quantum computing to the design of new musical instruments.
Society for the Humanities 'Afterlives' theme draws record interest
During 2020, Cornell’s Society for the Humanities chose “Afterlives” as its theme for 2021-22. Scholars from all over the world and all around the College of Arts and Sciences responded to the call, resulting in a record number of applications for the Society’s fellowships.
Advising, teaching awards honor Arts and Sciences faculty
“During this challenging year, our faculty have demonstrated exemplary caring and commitment to our students."
Senior Mellon Mays fellows reflect on their program experiences
The program aims to increase diversity in the ranks of faculty in academia.
Pursuit: Salon
On 5/27 and 5/28, Kristen Wright's one act play A PURSUIT will be performed in person at The Cherry Arts in Ithaca at 7:30 pm on both nights. If you will be in the Ithaca area at that time, please come out!
Migrations grants fund worldwide interdisciplinary projects
Migrations: A Global Grand Challenge, part of Global Cornell, has awarded grants totaling more than $500,000 to support faculty research addressing wide-ranging questions around domestic and global migration.
Reunion 2022 features host of A&S events
A number of special events are planned in the College of Arts & Sciences to celebrate Reunion 2022.
Eight years after its water crisis, Flint doesn’t just need policy reform: It needs a PR boost
"Eight years ago this spring, unelected bureaucrats in Flint, Mich., switched the city’s municipal water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River. The sting of the decision persists to this day."
Humanities students share wide variety of research in spring event
More than 30 students who have conducted research will present their work in a virtual conference May 6-7. One panel investigates the ideas of Goldwin Smith, while other presentations focus on migrant workers in Singapore, political violence in Africa and other topics.
Panel: Pandemic and protests laid economic injustices bare
Four faculty members and a Washington Post reporter discussed the ways racism shapes economic policies.
‘Emancipation’s Daughters’ celebrates five iconic Black women
In her new book, Riché Richardson examines iconic Black women leaders who have contested racial stereotypes and constructed new national narratives of Black womanhood in the United States.
Water crisis took toll on Flint adults’ physical, mental health
“If you don’t trust your water and you actively avoid it over persistent concerns on its safety, that’s a stark form of psychological trauma in and of itself.”
Final ‘Racism in America’ webinar on April 27 to focus on our economic system
The webinar will feature four Cornell faculty experts looking at the past as well as present of the relationship of racism to capitalism and the unequal impact of COVID-19 on different sectors of the economy.
Juneteenth marks emancipation’s progress and delay
The holiday reminds professor Riché Richardson of exciting celebrations of her youth, but also of obstacles that stand in the way of fully achieving Black freedom.
Faculty examine racism ‘embedded’ in US health care
During the “Racism in America: Health” webinar on March 29, four Cornell faculty members elaborated on ways the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed race-based discrepancies in health care and health outcomes under the American health care system.