Will Gluck ’93, who recently co-wrote and directed the reimagined film "Annie," returned to campus Oct. 16 as part of the Munschauer Career Series to offer students career advise.
An Oct. 23-24 conference will celebrate the work of Arthur Groos, the Avalon Foundation Professor of the Humanities in German studies, in fields including medieval literature and opera.
Emeritus Professor of Music Marice Stith, who as director of bands conducted the Cornell University Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band for 23 years, has died. He was 89.
Amjad Atallah, executive vice president of content for Al Jazeera America, delivered the Daniel W. Kops freedom of the press lecture on “Journalism Under Fire” Oct. 15.
Cornell will mark the launch of its access to the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archives with a talk by columnist and Rwandan genocide expert Philip Gourevitch '86, Nov. 3.
Events on campus this week include Jewish refugee songs, a panel on big money in politics, a talk on racial justice, and alumni filmmakers Will Gluck '93 and Ryan Silbert '02.
The 2015 Atkinson Forum in American Studies, Oct. 16-17, explores music spanning continents and centuries that signifies cultural tradition and identity in contemporary Mexican-American communities.
An Oct. 19 concert by Contrapunkt, Cornell's group for undergraduate student composers, will include music from various genres from opera to electronic to classical using diverse instruments.
The Cornell Council for the Arts awarded grants to support 33 faculty- and student-led art projects being presented on campus in academic year 2015‐16.
