Provost Bala and Senior Vice Provost Nishii are pleased to issue a call for nominations for three faculty-in-residence, one each in Court-Kay-Bauer Hall, Hu Shih Hall, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall. Each of the appointments will begin August 2028, and are available to tenured faculty, clinical professors, and senior lecturers. Faculty members are encouraged to nominate themselves or colleagues.
Understanding that the first-year experience is pivotal to students' overall academic satisfaction and success, the North Campus living-learning community plays a central role in this transition to Cornell. Faculty-in-residence help to create a shared experience in a supportive and inclusive environment that fosters academic and intellectual learning, personal development, holistic wellbeing, and a sense of belonging and connectedness.
Nominations should be sent to Stacy Kesselring, sk866@cornell.edu, by December 11, 2026. For more information, please visit the following.
Faculty-in-Residence Position Description (PDF)
Open Houses for Interested Faculty
Connie Yuan, CKB Hall faculty-in-residence, is offering interested faculty the opportunity to meet with her at her FIR apartment on December 1, 6:30-7:30pm. RSVP to Connie at yy239@cornell.edu.
Eilyan Bitar, Hu Shih Hall faculty-in-residence, will offer interested faculty the opportunity to meet with him and his family at their FIR apartment on November 19, 5:15-6:15pm. RSVP to Eilyan at eyb5@cornell.edu.
Kristen Underhill, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall faculty-in-residence, will offer interested faculty the opportunity to meet with her and her family at their FIR apartment on December 4, 4:00-5:00pm. RSVP to Kristen at kunderhill@cornell.edu.
Contact Information
If you have questions about the search, the faculty-in-residence position, or would like to attend a North Campus program, please contact Ethan Stephenson, Director of Faculty Living-Learning Programs, evs24@cornell.edu, or any of the current faculty-in-residence:
- Balch Hall-Emily Wilcox Gier, eg47@cornell.edu
- Barbara McClintock Hall-Nozomi Nishimura, nn62@cornell.edu
- Court-Kay-Bauer Hall-Connie Yuan, yy239@comell.edu
- Hu Shih Hall - Eilyan Bitar, eyb5@cornell.edu
- Low Rises 6 & 7 - Stephanie Thomas, srt82@comell.edu
- Mary Donlon Hall - Sabrina Karim, smk349@comell.edu
- Mews Hall - Claire Menard, cm879@comell.edu
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall - Kristen Underhill, kunderhill@comell.edu