Professor’s New Book Examines Drivers of Social Climate in America
Heather Gautney’s book, The New Power Elite, doesn’t have a happy ending. “We’re in trouble,”…
Faculty Reads
Arts and Sciences Faculty Day: Wrestling with an Unknown Icon
In celebration of Arts and Sciences Faculty Day 2020, Amy Aronson, Ph.D., associate professor of…
Saul Cornell Takes a New Look at Old Story of U.S. Founding
Ask any American what kind of a government the United States has, and it’s likely…
English Professor Explores Connection Between Poetry and Food
“I wanted my poem for us to suck on. Like an IV connected to the…
Sacred Shelter Tells Stories of Homelessness and Hope
Cindy, a victim of domestic violence, escaped her abuser with her three children and $50…
New Book by History Professor Recasts Second-Wave Feminism
In her new book, Kirsten Swinth, Ph.D., associate professor of history, examines misperceptions of American…
New Book Explores Multiracial Discrimination
When Cleon Brown, a white sergeant with over a decade of experience on the Hastings,…
Poisonous Tale Reveals Tawdry Underbelly of Colonial Newport
Set within colonial Newport, The Poison Plot (Cornell University Press, 2018), a new book by…
Sociology Professor Offers Lessons from Sanders Presidential Run
Heather Gautney, Ph.D., felt the “Bern.” And now she wants to share what she learned…
American TV, International Perceptions, and Reality
In her latest book, America as Seen on TV: How Television Shapes Immigrant Expectations around…