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Exploring girlhoods, Black scholars connect, imagine and heal

Dec. 19, 2023 • Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle

Jamila Walida Simon, M.S. ’10, grew up in a time and place where children were expected to be largely seen and not heard; as an adult, she wanted to correct that, providing space for Black girls to...


Open Access Book Publishing

In Conversation with University of California, University of Michigan, and MIT Presses

Dec. 18, 2023 • Aimee Germain

On Dec. 14, 2023, the CNY Humanities Corridor, the Syracuse University Office of Research, and the Syracuse University Libraries hosted a conversation with four academic press librarians: Amy Ha...


Corridor Writing Retreat Supports Faculty Research

Three years of bolstering faculty research through an Adirondack retreat on Blue Mountain Lake

Nov. 21, 2023 • Aimee Germain

As afternoon sun poked through the clouds on a brisk fall day at the Minnowbrook Conference Center in Blue Mountain Lake, NY, I jumped up and grabbed my camera to snap some photos of the gorgeous l...


Cornell Celebrates 15 Years at the Heart of CNY Humanities Corridor

Sept. 28, 2023 • Kate Blackwood, Cornell A&S Publications

On Nov. 13, 2022, Bailey Hall filled with the resonant debut of “A Place That Is Yours,” a piece of music written by Catherine Likhuta in memory of composer and professor Steven Stucky. Likhuta was...


Advancing Relevant and Impactful Research That ‘Doesn’t Fit in a Box’

This fall, the Corridor marks 15 years in existence and its fifth year into the endowment that provides humanities research support in perpetuity, thanks to an award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Sept. 8, 2023 • Eileen Korey, SU News

Courtney Mauldin infuses her scholarly research with a clear purpose: to give Black girls innovative opportunities to dream big and envision futures filled with possibilities. Her involvement with ...


Project Mend Builds Community Through Writing for Those Impacted by the Justice System

An off-shoot of the LLC5 Incarceration and Decarceration Working Group.

May 31, 2023 • SU News Staff

For many years, Patrick W. Berry never told anyone that his father had been incarcerated for much of his life, as had several other members of Berry’s extended family. In fact, he tried not to th...


“Moving Forward”: 10-Minute Performances on the Quad April 13

Performing Identities Across Cultures, a CNY Humanities Corridor Signature Event

April 5, 2023 • Diana Napolitano, SU Arts & Sciences

“Two minds are better than one,” the saying goes. For many of us, collaboration with colleagues helps us creatively reframe our thinking and better achieve our goals. Likewise, humanities scholars...


Uniting the Community in the Pursuit of Environmental Justice

Students from Write Out participated in a writing workshop with poet Vievee Francis at the Salt City Market as part of the Environmental Storytelling Series of Central New York. Photo credit: Katie Zilcosky

March 28, 2023 • Dan Bernardi, SU Arts & Sciences

The Environmental Storytelling Series of CNY brings together faculty, students and local community partners to address the climate crisis through creative outlets. How can everyday people make sen...


Encountering Love, Identity and Place-Making with Artist Rina Banerjee

Feb. 14, 2023 • Dan Bernardi, SU Arts & Sciences

( Photo credit: Lily LeGrange ) While the world comes to terms with the profound impact of a global pandemic, it simultaneously continues to grapple with race, migration and climate change. Romita...


Corridor Opens New Pathways to Participation with Fall Writing Retreat

Nov. 22, 2022 • Diane Drake

When CNY Humanities Corridor Directors received waves of positive feedback from registrants in a 2021 pilot writing program, they knew they had to find a way to sustain the effort as an annual, imm...