Play examines immigration, violence, civil rights

The Department of Performing and Media Arts presents "Mother of Exiles/Madre de Migrantes," commissioned from playwright Elaine Romero, April 5-6 and April 12-13 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.

Things to Do, April 5-12

Events this week include Jason and Alicia Hall Moran in Barnes Hall; 'Chasing Ice' at Cornell Cinema, a community project with artists and survivors of assault, and the American Indian Program's 30th anniversary conference.

Class of 1950 helps fund theater upgrades

An anonymous donor and the Class of 1950 are aiding student performance groups by supporting upgrades to the theater in Willard Straight Hall.

Faculty stir up solutions at climate change forum

About 100 faculty members and graduate students from fields ranging from the physical and natural sciences to economics and the humanities gathered March 28 at the Interdisciplinary Climate Change Forum.

Philosophy of 'Levantinism' still relevant today

Professor's new book shows how Jacqueline Kahanoff's philosophy of 'Levantinism,' advocating a multicultural society in Israel is still relevant today.

How philosophy and music intertwine

French philosopher Francois Noudelmann took to the piano to demonstrate the intersection of philosophy and amateur music making, the subject of his new book, March 14 in A.D. White House.

Graffiti, film, photo archives expand Hip Hop Collection

Cornell University Library's Hip Hop Collection has recently acquired several collections of graffiti art, photography and other materials, to be featured in an exhibition opening April 4.

Exhibitions, events celebrate hip-hop culture

Hip-hop pioneers return to Ithaca April 4-7 for the opening of the Cornell Hip Hop Collection’s first major exhibition and a community-wide celebration of 40 years of hip-hop culture.

Things to Do, March 29-April 5

Events this week include BOOM, showcasing student tech research; a lecture on C.S. Lewis, a debate on fracking, an electronic music symposium, statistician Nate Silver and Anonymous 4 in Sage Chapel.