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Departmental News

2009

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The Institute for Advanced Studies
Peter Katzenstein has been awarded a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton University, for the 2009-2010 academic year.
September 5th, 2009
Honorary Lifetime Member
Peter Katzenstein has been named an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Swill Political Science Association.
September 4th, 2009
Fellowship at the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics
Michael Jones-Correa has been awarded a fellowship at the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics, Princeton University, for the 2009-2010 academic year.
September 3rd, 2009
The politics of Latino immigrants in New York City
Michael Jones-Correa is featured in a recent series in the New York Times on the politics of Latino immigrants in New York City and in relation to their countries of origin.
September 2nd, 2009
Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies
Anna Marie Smith has been awarded a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton University, for the 2009-2010 academic year.
September 1st, 2009
American Philosophical Society Elections
Professor Emeritus Benedict Anderson and Professor Peter Katzenstein have been elected to the American Philosophical Society for 2009. The American Philosophical Society was founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin for the purpose of “promoting useful knowledge.” This is a doubly wonderful honor that two faculty members of the Department are elected to this Society at the same time.
Constance E. Cook & Alice H. Cook Award
Department manager Judy Virgilio has been chosen to receive the Constance E. Cook and Alice H. Cook Award. The award honors individuals for their commitment to women’s issues and for improving the climate for women at Cornell. It is named in honor of Constance E. Cook, Cornell’s first woman vice president, and the late Professor Emerita Alice H. Cook.
Dean’s Prize for Distinguished Teaching
Graduate student Leila Ibrahim has won the Dean’s Prize for Distinguished Teaching.
Stephen and Margery Russell Distinguished Teaching Award
Professor Jonathan Kirshner has won the Stephen and Margery Russell Distinguished Teaching Award.
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