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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Program is devoted to the investigation of the complexities of sexuality and its importance to the organization of social relations more generally. Primary among its concerns is also the study of the lives, the politics, and the creative work of sexual and gender minorities.
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Cornell admits the Class of 2030 emphasizing real-world impact, enrolling 5,776 students from 102 countries. At Cornell University, the diverse cohort reflects the land-grant mission and applied learning goals across multiple colleges.
Projects spanned topics from Confederate cemeteries to Korean textiles.
Gender abolition is often described as a destruction of gender, an excision of gendering and gendered elements from society. While the idealistic promise of it can certainly be appealing, it has its discontents—such as the potential of removing vocabulary without fixing issues. However, this may not mean that gender abolition is not worth pursuing; instead,…
Throughout my journey in education studies, I have read about and analyzed the waysthat students of varying ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and citizenshipstatuses navigate their educational spaces. Within and around schools, students are constantlymaking sense and meaning of their identities and how they interact with the worlds around them,including worlds that are constructed, imagined,…
On October 16, 2024, the state of Italy passed a law that completely prohibits residents from seeking surrogacy abroad, with punishments ranging from fines up to $1.1 million (USD) to two years of imprisonment. Technically, the ban is an extension of a previous law prohibiting surrogacy that has been in effect within Italy since 2004.…
On April 25, seven Society for the Humanities’ Fellows will present their projects in progress during the annual Spring Fellows’ conference, highlighting the various ways that the theme of silence has been explored –
Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York state, and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' people, past and present, to these lands and waters.
This land acknowledgment has been reviewed and approved by the traditional Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' leadership.