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DANIEL T. LICHTER was named the

Robert S. Harrison Director of the Institute for the

Social Sciences during summer 2015. The Ferris

Family Professor of Life Course Studies in policy

analysis and management in the College of Human

Ecology, Lichter also holds a faculty appointment in

sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Lichter publishes widely on population and

public policy, including studies of concentrated

poverty and inequality, intermarriage, immigrant

incorporation in American society, rural sociology,

and America's racial and ethnic transformation.

Prior to coming to Cornell

in 2005, Lichter was on the

faculty at Ohio State University

and Pennsylvania State

University. He received his Ph.D.

in sociology from the University

of Wisconsin-Madison.

THE MISSION of the Institute for the Social

Sciences (ISS) is to encourage scholars from

different departments, units, schools, and colleges

to delve together into boundary-spanning research

collaborations addressing significant disciplinary,

social, and public policy concerns. The ISS provides

an important venue where Cornell faculty, who

otherwise might not meet, have opportunities to

learn from one another and form intellectually

rewarding and gratifying social and professional

bonds. The ISS also strives to raise the visibility of

the social sciences at Cornell.

Over the years, three signature research programs

have evolved—Collaborative Projects (formerly

called theme projects), Small Grants, and Faculty

Fellows. All aim to build Cornell faculty excellence,

raise the scholarly profile of social science projects

university-wide, and help to recruit and retain top

social science faculty. In particular, the ISS focuses

on supporting early career faculty as an investment

in Cornell’s future.

ENCOURAGE SCHOLARS ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP CUTTING EDGE, BOUNDARY-SPANNING RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS

THE INSTITUTE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES nurtures the careers of Cornell

social science faculty members by supporting their world-class scholarship

that contributes to our fundamental understanding of the social world.

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COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS Comprised of four to five tenure-line Cornell faculty members, Collaborative Projects enable

scholars to study a significant social science topic from interdisciplinary perspectives and

approaches. Led by Cornell social scientists, the research projects are designed to build

bridges among Cornell faculty from different disciplines, units, and colleges,

and act as a catalyst to spur new relationships and stimulate discussion

among researchers across the campus. Social scientists as well as faculty

beyond traditional social science disciplines, such as the physical sciences,

life sciences, and information sciences, are welcome to participate on a

Collaborative Project.

David Strang in sociology expresses his views at a New York City-based workshop, Artists and Social Scientists: Doing Things Together.

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“The Creativity, Innovation

and Entrepreneurship

Project is an excellent

example of how the

Institute for the Social

Sciences brings together

faculty from different

disciplines to engage

in boundary-spanning

collaborations,” said

Daniel T. Lichter,

ISS Director.

Led by Diane Burton in

human resource studies,

this project from 2013-

2016, examined how novel

ideas capture others’

attention and financial

backing, giving birth to

new organizations and

industries.

Cornell faculty members

from five colleges – the

College of Arts and

Sciences, the College

of Agriculture and Life

Sciences, the Industrial

and Labor Relations

School, the Samuel Curtis

Johnson Graduate School

of Management, and

Cornell Law School – were

on the project. Through

collaborative research, a

semester-long doctoral

seminar, workshops and

public events, the project

seeded new publications,

including books, as well as

grants from organizations,

such as the National

Science Foundation.

ONGOING COLLABORATIVE PROJECTSThe Causes,

Consequences, and Future

of Mass Incarceration in

the United States

Assessing the

Consequences of

Temporary

Deportation Relief

China’s Cities:

Divisions and Plans

CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

DETAILS: Collaborative projects receive funding for three years to

support research, workshops, and other activities. Each Cornell

faculty member is awarded a research stipend and partial teaching

and administrative relief, at the same time as their department is

provided limited funding to offset course release. During their second

year, the faculty are in-residence at the ISS.

Cornell faculty members on the Mass Incarceration project are examining the factors responsible for the U.S. incarcerating a greater proportion of its population than any country in the world.

David Pelletier, nutritional

sciences, received a small

grant for his project,

Implementation Research

for Global Nutrition:

Opportunities for the

Social Sciences

at Cornell.

MULTISECTORAL NUTRITION: FROM POLICY TO PRACTICE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Project funds supported

domestic travel to

meet with researchers,

international donors,

and non-governmental

organizations. As the

result of his work, Pelletier

was named an advisory

committee member to

both the World Health

Organization and the

New York Academy of

Sciences. He secured

multi-year grants from

UNICEF and published

a paper in Advances in

Nutrition.

SMALL GRANTSThe biannual ISS’ Small Grants Program has provided support for about 300 research

projects and conferences. Up to $12,000 is awarded to tenure-track and tenured Cornell

faculty members for research and conferences. Priority is given to scholars early in their

career to jump-start their research and pilot projects likely to lead to a major external grant.

DETAILS: Funding has supported

diverse projects ranging from an

archaeological excavation in Israel

to a study on how having a student

with a father in jail affects school

teachers’ expectations. The Small

Grant Program also funds workshops,

such as the Economic Methods for

Historians Workshop first launched in

2013 to train historians in the methods

economists and finance experts use.

An ISS fellowship offers exactly what junior faculty need most: time, space,

resources, and community. The support and investment in the fellows made it

easy to be productive and creative. Being at ISS is easily one of the most valuable

experiences I’ve had at Cornell. — Jane Mendle, human development

FACULTY FELLOWSISS Fellowships support Cornell’s

most promising early career

social science faculty members.

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DETAILS: Every three years the ISS seeks nominations from deans

and chairs for the ISS Faculty Fellows’ Program.

Faculty fellows receive a semester-in-residence at the ISS

when they are relieved of teaching and major department

service responsibilities and can devote time to their research.

In-residence fellows meet regularly to discuss their projects and

participate in professional development activities. Each fellow

receives funding to support their research.

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