- Center for the Literary Arts

Center for the Literary Arts brings a love of literature to campus.

With the Center for the Literary Arts, Cornell College is bringing a love of literature and creative writing to the entire campus. It’s not just for English majors—the center brings in students from numerous majors and offers them the opportunity to listen to and learn from visiting writers, and share their work with the whole community. Read More

Posted Mar 26, 2013

Global Voices at the Center for the Literary Arts

International authors Federico Falco and Alisa Ganieva will read their work at the Center for the Literary Arts at the Van Etten-Lacey House on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. The reading is part of the college's ongoing Global Voices series. Read More

Posted Oct 01, 2012

Mayer named Robert P. Dana Emerging Writer Fellow

Mark Mayer will be Cornell College's first Robert P. Dana Emerging Writer Fellow. Read More

Posted Aug 09, 2012

College acquires home for Center for the Literary Arts

Cornell College has purchased a house with historic ties to its English and creative writing department that will serve as home to the newly-created Center for the Literary Arts. The house on Third Street SW in Mount Vernon was built in 1937 by Bernard Van Etten ’26 and author and highly-respected Cornell English professor Winifred [...] Read More

Posted Apr 03, 2012

Cornell creating Center for the Literary Arts

Drawing from the strength and rich history of its English department, next fall Cornell College will launch an academic enrichment program known as the Center for the Literary Arts. The center will foster the cultivation of imaginative writing and communication across departments and disciplines. Four donors have pledged nearly $100,000 over five years to fund [...] Read More

Posted Dec 19, 2011