Harris advises exhibit on prominent black New Yorkers

Professor of Africana studies Robert L. Harris Jr. has worked with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration on a new exhibition honoring 29 notable African-Americans from New York state.

Trevor Pinch expounds on the sounds of commerce

Professor Trevor Pinch presented 'The Sound of Economic Exchange: Listening to Sound Studies,' Feb. 15 as the Society for the Humanities Annual Invitational lecturer.

Renowned poet Anne Carson leads workshop on collaboration

A.D. White Professor-at-Large Anne Carson led workshops on collaboration, lectured and performed and worked with students the week of Feb. 13 while on campus.

A.D. White House is the stage for student play about White

Students have created a performance piece based on the life of A.D. White, in which the audience and the A.D. White House will be a part of performances Feb. 16-18.

Turkish director empowers students in filmmaking workshop

Filmmaker Neko Celik led a group of middle and high school students in making socio-political documentaries at a Cornell workshop Feb. 11. 'They have the cameras,' Celik said. 'They have the power.'

Library's photo collection of African-Americans illustrate everyday life, celebrities

Cornell library is exhibiting a portion of a new collection of photographs of African Americans that illustrate everyday life and momentous events.

Mahatma Gandhi's grandson to give MLK lecture Feb. 13

Arun Gandhi will deliver the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture Feb. 13, speaking on nonviolence, food insecurity and social justice.

Public lecture series to explore the rise of China

The Cornell Program on Ethics and Public Life launches a major series of lectures on the politics and ethics of the rise of China. (Jan. 26, 2012)

Cyber literacy links librarians with counterparts in India

Four Cornell librarians and information technologists conferred with counterparts in India at a workshop on information literacy. An outcome is that Indian librarians will come to campus. (Jan. 25, 2012)