Humanities inform civic debate, Abrams professor says

Humanist Geoffrey Harpham, the M.H. Abrams Distinguished Visiting Professor, lectured on “The Pryvat Spyrit of America, from Dissent to Interpretation” Nov. 13.

Things to Do, Nov. 21-Dec. 5

Events at Cornell include a statewide student film festival, a book and CD release for J. Robert Lennon, and Cornell's annual all-campus traditional Thanksgiving feast.

Panelists debate: Is democracy the end of history?

Twenty-five years ago public intellectual Francis Fukuyama ’74 wrote an essay called “The End of History.” A campus panel Nov. 18 challenged many of Fukuyama's premises.

Author discusses role of archeologist spies during WWII

Author Susan Allen discussed her book, “Classical Spies: American Archaeologists with the OSS in World War II Greece,” on campus Nov. 13.

Expedition returns from Anatolia: 1908

A 14-month expedition by three Cornellians in the eastern Mediterranean in 1907 captured ancient Hittite inscriptions.

Contests ask undergrads to write, film Cornell stories

A pair of contests is seeking undergraduates willing to explore and share their Cornell experiences in the form of an essay or a video.

Cochran to lecture on 'greatest Cornellian' Hu Shih

Sherman Cochran, the Hu Shih Professor of Chinese History Emeritus, will lecture on “The Greatest Cornellian: Hu Shih, Class of 1914" on Nov. 20.

Things to Do, Nov. 14-21

Events on campus this week include Mahler's epic Symphony No. 5, classic horror and witchcraft films, a tribute to 'Woodswoman' Anne LaBastille and a symposium on architectural reuse then and now.

Christian, atheist scientists tackle human nature

Two scientists, an atheist and a Christian, talked about what makes humans human in a Nov. 12 event attended by more than 500 undergraduates.