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Cornell students dig into the archives of Chicago's Newberry Library to discover works from Shakespeare's era.
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Michelle Herder joined the Cornell history faculty in 2009. She will teach a range of courses focusing on Europe from 800-1700, including the topics courses Women in Medieval Europe and Persecution, Tolerance, and Violence.

Medieval & Early Modern Studies

MEMS is an interdisciplinary program that spans a diverse array of subject areas ranging from history to literature to the arts. Cornell's block plan enables our students to delve deeper into their studies through a number of opportunities. These include research seminars led by Cornell faculty at Chicago's Newberry Library, research fellowships through the Cornell Fellows Program, and off-campus semesters in Florence or  London/Florence.

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