The information presented below pertains to the 2008 Summer College program. We're currently putting the finishing touches on our 2009 program and we'll update the Web site with this information by mid-December. If you would like to be notified when the site is updated, please join the Summer College e-mail announcement list.
Faculty
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Faculty excellence
Summer College programs offer students the rare opportunity to work closely with some of Cornell's most distinguished professors. “Inspiring,” “dedicated,” “amazing,” “wise,” “fascinating,” “motivating,” “awesome!”—these are a few of the adjectives Summer College students have used to describe their professors.
Under the guidance of these exceptional teachers, you’ll develop the critical thinking, discussion, and writing skills essential for success in college, and have the chance to talk with them about your academic goals and career aspirations.
Here's a look at some of the outstanding Summer College faculty with whom you could study this summer:
- "Body, Mind, and Health" academic director, Professor Janet Golden, a specialist in the history of American Medicine and American Women’s History. She is the author of several books, including Message in a Bottle: The Making of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and A Social History of Wet Nursing in America: From Breast to Bottle.
- "Freedom and Justice" academic director, Professor Isaac Kramnick is the recipient of Cornell's Clark Distinguished Teaching Award and a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow. He is a prize-winning author and historian and has served Cornell as vice provost for undergraduate education at Cornell and as associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
- Professor Thomas Gilovich, academic director of "The Individual in the Social World", is chairperson of Cornell's Department of Psychology. He is most widely known for his research that unmasks the "hot hand" in basketball and for his first two books, How We Know What Isn’t So and Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes.
- "Art as Experience" academic director, Professor Buzz Spector, is former chairperson of Cornell's Department of Art. His groundbreaking artwork has been shown in many museums and galleries, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. See the recent article in the Cornell Chronicle regarding Buzz.
- "Democracy and Its Discontents" academic director, Professor Nick Salvatore, has won awards for his outstanding teaching and is the author of three widely reviewed books. He has received some of the historical profession's most prestigious national awards, including being named a member of the Society of American Historians.
- Professor Henry Richardson, academic director of "Introduction to Architecture," is an award-winning professor, a licensed architect, a nationally certified city and regional planner, and an international consultant.
- Jason Locke, leader of the "CollegeSuccess" program, is director of undergraduate admissions for Cornell. He is also an avid historian, who focuses on organizational development, ethics and leadership, and issues of justice.
- Recipient of Cornell's Clark Award for Excellence in Teaching, Lynda Bogel has been a popular and effective teacher at Cornell for more than twenty years. She has recently received a grant to write a book, Elements of Teaching Film.