Walter LaFeber named scholar of distinction

Walter LaFeber, Cornell professor of history emeritus, will receive the American Historical Association’s 2013 Award for Scholarly Distinction in January.

Historian Roberts to defend Churchill's legacy Nov. 7

British historian and Merrill Family Visiting Professor Andrew Roberts gives a public lecture in defense of Winston Churchill’s legacy, Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m. in 196 Statler Hall.

Parents at fair advise passion, hard work to succeed

Parents of freshmen advised students across campus at the inaugural First-Year Family Weekend Career Networking Fair on campus Nov. 1.

Johnson faculty discuss new initiatives, MBA program

During a TCAM event Oct. 25, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management faculty discussed new programs and degrees to be offered.

Assemblies Update, Week of Oct. 28

An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.

Korean gender equality pioneer lectures, signs MOU

Sun-Uk Kim, president of Ewha Womans University in South Korea, delivered the Law School's Clarke Lecture Oct. 21 and also signed a memorandum of understanding with Cornell.

eBook access for print-disabled now available

Millions of books are available to those with disabilities through the HathiTrust digital repository.

Film critic A.O. Scott to give Kops lecture Nov. 7

A.O. Scott, chief film critic for The New York Times, will give the Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture Nov. 7 on campus and introduce "Sweet Smell of Success" Nov. 6.

India's Ambassador Mulay speaks Nov. 8 at Cornell

“India: The Story of Growth, Democracy and ‘Soft Power’” will be the topic when Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, consul general of India in New York and that country’s representative to the United Nations, speaks 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at Cornell.