Author Mary Beth Martini Lyons

Dear Faculty, Graduate Students and Staff, I hope this message finds you well. Here are just a few updates for today. Connection in the time of Coronavirus Wendy Wolford, Cornell’s vice provost for international affairs, and her office have issued… Continue Reading →

Dear Romance Studies Faculty, Graduate Students and Staff, I hope this message finds you all well as we continue on this wild ride together. Academic Calendar Changes Please review the revised academic calendar which reflects changes due to the break… Continue Reading →

Dear Romance Studies Faculty, Graduate Students and Staff, As we begin our first week of mandated remote work, I hope this message finds you all well. As I’m sure you all know, we are now prohibited from going to campus… Continue Reading →

Dear Romance Studies Faculty, Graduate Students and Staff, I hope you are all well, as we try to settle into a ‘new normal’ whatever that means. I have lots of information to share today as we wrap up the week…. Continue Reading →

Dear Romance Studies Faculty, Students and Staff, Incoming news has slowed somewhat today, giving us all a chance to take a deep breath and regroup. I still have some info to share though. URGENT! For Faculty and Grad TAs The… Continue Reading →

Dear Romance Studies Faculty, Graduate Students and Staff,   VP Opperman Meeting I attended a virtual meeting jointly hosted by the Cornell Office of the Assemblies and the Employee Assembly this afternoon where Vice President for Human Resources, Mary Opperman… Continue Reading →

Dear Romance Studies Faculty and Graduate Students, In light of so much changing information, being sensitive to the stress of our present situation, and your likely already full inboxes, I’m going to try to keep my emails with information updates… Continue Reading →

A mobile COVID-19 test site is up and running on Craft Road in Tompkins County. If you have symptoms or have been exposed to a confirmed COVID-19 case, please contact your primary care doctor who can order a test be… Continue Reading →

Based on the decision of university leadership this morning, all library facilities will be “online only” until further notice (i.e. all physical locations are closed). The buildings will remain open for library staff only. Please continue to check updates regularly… Continue Reading →

Dear Romance Studies Faculty and Graduate Students, Please be aware that campus libraries will be closed to all but staff again today. The details of access and delivery of Library materials in light of current recommendations are being finalized and… Continue Reading →