Ansley Jemison

Ansley Jemison is currently an Advisor, New York State Opportunities at Cornell’s Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives. Ansley is a member of the Seneca Nation Wolf Clan from the Seneca Allegany territory of Western New York. Formerly, Ansley was the Residence Hall Director of Akwe:kon, the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP) Program House. He is a graduate of Syracuse University, where he earned a degree in Communications and competed for the nationally ranked men’s lacrosse team. Ansley’s research interests include American Indian and Indigenous studies, recruitment and retention of Native students, renewable energy, and sustainable choices for healthy living.

Ansley has been a longtime friend of the AIISP, and this last Spring semester, he has continued being a great source of advice and support for students as one of AIISP’s Spring 2020 Faculty Fellows.

Thank you, Ansley, for your continued dedication supporting AIISP students!

 

 

Cornell University

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program