Arts council accepting applications for project funding

The Cornell Council for the Arts is accepting grant applications through April 17 for new, exceptional arts projects to be exhibited or performed at Cornell during the 2017‐18 academic year.

Renowned spoken word poet Porsha O to perform March 9

Performance artist Porsha "O" Olayiwola, who focuses on the injustice of violence against black women and girls and how it is too often ignored, will perform her spoken-word poetry March 9 at Cornell.

Historian to discuss book examining Attica prison revolt

Historian Heather Thompson, will discuss her award-winning book about the 1971 Attica Prison uprising Tuesday, March 7, as part of the Freedom Interrupted series.

Images of cosmos inform study of medieval cultures

Art historian Benjamin Anderson's book "Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art" compares cosmological art between 700 and 1000 A.D. and what distinguishes it in each of three cultural spheres.

Humanities proposal springs from 'radical collaboration' effort

Cornell’s "radical collaboration" initiatives, launched last fall, are generating momentum and success stories, including a proposal from the task force for the humanities and arts.

Alain Seznec, former dean and university librarian, dies at 86

Alain Seznec, emeritus professor of Romance studies, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and former University Librarian, died at home in Ithaca Feb. 21. He was 86.

Things to Do, Feb. 24-March 3, 2017

This week on campus, Cornell Chorus hosts a women's choral conference with a keynote by Maggie Wheeler; "The Godfather," "It" and other classics at Cornell Cinema; and "The Vagina Monologues."

Students re-create music, vibe from jazz's earliest days

Five undergraduates will recreate the making of the first jazz record and a performance by its creators on Feb. 26, the 100th anniversary of the recording session by The Original Dixieland Jass Band.

Teach-in on Islam urges public to fight travel ban

Hundreds of members of the Cornell and Ithaca community attended a teach-in on the topic of the diversity of Islam Feb. 17 on campus.