Syrian political satire 'Hamlet Wakes Up Late' to premiere at Cornell

The Department of Performing and Media Arts presents the English-language premiere of “Hamlet Wakes Up Late,” a political satire by renowned Syrian playwright Mamduh Adwan, Nov. 10-18 at the Schwartz Center.

Class creates app highlighting Underground Railroad sites

Students in a course on the Underground Railroad movement are developing an app featuring Ithaca sites on the road to freedom.

Alum Marvin Carlson honored for lifetime achievements

Marvin Carlson’s reason for coming to Cornell for his doctoral degree reads a little like the storyline from “The Wizard of Oz.”

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Former top cyber official to give Bartels lecture Nov. 15

Christopher Painter ’80, who coordinated cyber issues for the U.S. state department, will give the annual Bartels World Affairs Fellowship Lecture Nov. 15.

Poet, actor, activist Carlos Andrés Gómez to visit Nov. 2

Carlos Andrés Gómez will visit Cornell for a public performance sponsored by the Latina/o Studies Program Nov. 2.

Anthropology grad students receive Fulbright-Hays fellowships

Two Cornell anthropology graduate students will conduct their fieldwork overseas with support from the Fulbright-Hays program.

Things to Do, Oct. 27-Nov. 3, 2017

Events this week include classic horror films at Cornell Cinema, a reading by four alumni writers; and an exhibit and artists' talk tracing utopian progress through architecture.

Near Eastern studies offers Middle East series to local teachers

A new initiative by the Near Eastern studies department to provide continuing education opportunities for local K-12 teachers launched Sept. 26.

Pick up free book, participate in discussion of modern tyranny

A panel discussion and community read of “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" will be held Oct. 30.