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ENCOURAGE SCHOLARS ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP CUTTING EDGE, BOUNDARY-SPANNING RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS
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DANIEL T. LICHTER was named the
Robert S. Harrison Director of the Institute for the
Social Sciences during summer 2015. The Ferris
Family Professor of Life Course Studies in policy
analysis and management in the College of Human
Ecology, Lichter also holds a faculty appointment in
sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Lichter publishes widely on population and
public policy, including studies of concentrated
poverty and inequality, intermarriage, immigrant
incorporation in American society, rural sociology,
and America's racial and ethnic transformation.
Prior to coming to Cornell
in 2005, Lichter was on the
faculty at Ohio State University
and Pennsylvania State
University. He received his Ph.D.
in sociology from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison.
THE MISSION of the Institute for the Social
Sciences (ISS) is to encourage scholars from
different departments, units, schools, and colleges
to delve together into boundary-spanning research
collaborations addressing significant disciplinary,
social, and public policy concerns. The ISS provides
an important venue where Cornell faculty, who
otherwise might not meet, have opportunities to
learn from one another and form intellectually
rewarding and gratifying social and professional
bonds. The ISS also strives to raise the visibility of
the social sciences at Cornell.
Over the years, three signature research programs
have evolved—Collaborative Projects (formerly
called theme projects), Small Grants, and Faculty
Fellows. All aim to build Cornell faculty excellence,
raise the scholarly profile of social science projects
university-wide, and help to recruit and retain top
social science faculty. In particular, the ISS focuses
on supporting early career faculty as an investment
in Cornell’s future.
ENCOURAGE SCHOLARS ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP CUTTING EDGE, BOUNDARY-SPANNING RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS
THE INSTITUTE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES nurtures the careers of Cornell
social science faculty members by supporting their world-class scholarship
that contributes to our fundamental understanding of the social world.
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THE INSTITUTE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS Comprised of four to five tenure-line Cornell faculty members, Collaborative Projects enable
scholars to study a significant social science topic from interdisciplinary perspectives and
approaches. Led by Cornell social scientists, the research projects are designed to build
bridges among Cornell faculty from different disciplines, units, and colleges,
and act as a catalyst to spur new relationships and stimulate discussion
among researchers across the campus. Social scientists as well as faculty
beyond traditional social science disciplines, such as the physical sciences,
life sciences, and information sciences, are welcome to participate on a
Collaborative Project.
David Strang in sociology expresses his views at a New York City-based workshop, Artists and Social Scientists: Doing Things Together.
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THE INSTITUTE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
“The Creativity, Innovation
and Entrepreneurship
Project is an excellent
example of how the
Institute for the Social
Sciences brings together
faculty from different
disciplines to engage
in boundary-spanning
collaborations,” said
Daniel T. Lichter,
ISS Director.
Led by Diane Burton in
human resource studies,
this project from 2013-
2016, examined how novel
ideas capture others’
attention and financial
backing, giving birth to
new organizations and
industries.
Cornell faculty members
from five colleges – the
College of Arts and
Sciences, the College
of Agriculture and Life
Sciences, the Industrial
and Labor Relations
School, the Samuel Curtis
Johnson Graduate School
of Management, and
Cornell Law School – were
on the project. Through
collaborative research, a
semester-long doctoral
seminar, workshops and
public events, the project
seeded new publications,
including books, as well as
grants from organizations,
such as the National
Science Foundation.
ONGOING COLLABORATIVE PROJECTSThe Causes,
Consequences, and Future
of Mass Incarceration in
the United States
Assessing the
Consequences of
Temporary
Deportation Relief
China’s Cities:
Divisions and Plans
CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
DETAILS: Collaborative projects receive funding for three years to
support research, workshops, and other activities. Each Cornell
faculty member is awarded a research stipend and partial teaching
and administrative relief, at the same time as their department is
provided limited funding to offset course release. During their second
year, the faculty are in-residence at the ISS.
Cornell faculty members on the Mass Incarceration project are examining the factors responsible for the U.S. incarcerating a greater proportion of its population than any country in the world.
David Pelletier, nutritional
sciences, received a small
grant for his project,
Implementation Research
for Global Nutrition:
Opportunities for the
Social Sciences
at Cornell.
MULTISECTORAL NUTRITION: FROM POLICY TO PRACTICE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Project funds supported
domestic travel to
meet with researchers,
international donors,
and non-governmental
organizations. As the
result of his work, Pelletier
was named an advisory
committee member to
both the World Health
Organization and the
New York Academy of
Sciences. He secured
multi-year grants from
UNICEF and published
a paper in Advances in
Nutrition.
SMALL GRANTSThe biannual ISS’ Small Grants Program has provided support for about 300 research
projects and conferences. Up to $12,000 is awarded to tenure-track and tenured Cornell
faculty members for research and conferences. Priority is given to scholars early in their
career to jump-start their research and pilot projects likely to lead to a major external grant.
DETAILS: Funding has supported
diverse projects ranging from an
archaeological excavation in Israel
to a study on how having a student
with a father in jail affects school
teachers’ expectations. The Small
Grant Program also funds workshops,
such as the Economic Methods for
Historians Workshop first launched in
2013 to train historians in the methods
economists and finance experts use.
An ISS fellowship offers exactly what junior faculty need most: time, space,
resources, and community. The support and investment in the fellows made it
easy to be productive and creative. Being at ISS is easily one of the most valuable
experiences I’ve had at Cornell. — Jane Mendle, human development
FACULTY FELLOWSISS Fellowships support Cornell’s
most promising early career
social science faculty members.
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THE INSTITUTE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
DETAILS: Every three years the ISS seeks nominations from deans
and chairs for the ISS Faculty Fellows’ Program.
Faculty fellows receive a semester-in-residence at the ISS
when they are relieved of teaching and major department
service responsibilities and can devote time to their research.
In-residence fellows meet regularly to discuss their projects and
participate in professional development activities. Each fellow
receives funding to support their research.
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