Alumni in the News – December 2014

Erika Green Swafford ’94 was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for her work on “How to Get Away With Murder”. Check out the other nominations here.   The Chicago Sun Times recently featured Amanda Williams ’97 for her work on transforming neighborhoods in South Side […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Tameka Walker-Blake

College, Major & Graduation Year College of Arts & Sciences, Chemistry, Class of 2001 What was your Cornell experience like when you attended? Overall, I had a great experience; it provided a great foundation for my medical school education, while fostering many lifelong friendships and networks. What have you done post-Cornell? I attended medical school […]

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Letter to the CBAA Membership

Greetings: Warm wishes for the holidays.  Thank you for being a member of the Cornell Black Alumni Association (CBAA)! We are delighted to have you as part of the CBAA family.  As we move into the New Year 2015, a new and exciting change has been made.  We are providing membership cards to all CBAA members who are up to date […]

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Campus Spotlight: Black Bio-Medical Technical Association (BBMTA)

The Black Bio-Medical and Technical Association (BBMTA) of Cornell University is a non-profit organization primarily composed of students of color who are interested in health-related issues that affect our communities. BBMTA serves as a community service group that provides information about health issues relevant to people of color in the Cornell, Ithaca and surrounding areas; […]

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2014-2015 Outstanding Student Leadership Award

Cornell Black Alumni Association (CBAA) 2014-2015 Outstanding Student Leadership Award The 2014-2015 Cornell Black Alumni Association Outstanding Student Leadership Award recognizes a current undergraduate senior (Class of 2015) of African descent for his/her outstanding leadership and efforts to enhance the lives of students and the community-at-large while attending Cornell University.  The purpose of the award is to […]

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CURRENTS Features CBAA Literary Grant

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education featured CBAA in the November/December issue of its CURRENTS publication. CBAA is proud to have established a grant that seeks to bring a direct benefit to our alumni. View this link to review the article. For more information on the literary grant, please visit our webpage.   […]

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