Things to Do, April 15-22, 2016

Events on campus include South Asian dance at Pao Bhangra, a memorial concert for Steven Stucky, writer Denis Johnson, student art exhibitions and the annual Earth Day Springfest.

Campus events will discuss diversity, education, politics

Several events on campus this month provide an opportunity for students, staff, faculty, visitors and the local community to engage in conversations around diversity, politics, higher education and other topics.

New interdisciplinary initiative explores capitalism

A new History of Capitalism initiative from Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences and the ILR School brings together scholars from across the university to examine the nature of capitalism.

Seymour lecturer to tackle basketball in segregated South

Historian and award-winning author Scott Ellsworth will recount this extraordinary story in the Cornell Department of History's 2016 Harold Seymour Lecture in Sports History April 21 at 4:30 p.m.

'Blacks and Jews in America' explores complex relationship

"Blacks and Jews in America: A Conversation" will be held April 18 at 5 p.m. in Milstein Hall auditorium, with the Rev. Kenneth Clarke and professor Ross Brann.

Students explore criminal justice through new minor

The new interdisciplinary Crime, Prisons, Education and Justice minor in the College of Arts and Sciences offers students an engaged learning experience through the Cornell Prison Education Program.

Religious leader Jonathan Sacks to speak April 20

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, international religious leader, philosopher, bestselling author and 2016 Templeton Prize Laureate, lectures on “Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence” April 20.

Planning student helps Historic Ithaca celebrate 50 years

Historic preservation planning student Ana Huckfeldt, M.A. ’16, helped bring local history to life during an internship with Historic Ithaca, with a project for the organization's 50th anniversary.

China & Asia-Pacific Studies Program celebrates 10 years

The China and Asia-Pacific Studies (CAPS) Program at Cornell observed its 10th anniversary April 1, when Arts and Sciences Dean Gretchen Ritter and others visited Beijing.