Seven alumni of Cornell’s music department will participate in a three-day conference and festival on campus Oct. 2–4, celebrating the 300th birthday of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach.
Veterans' rights activist Gus Kappler ’61, M.D. ’65, spoke on campus Sept. 23 about his experiences as a surgeon in Vietnam and ongoing poor treatment of U.S. veterans.
Historian Edward Baptist provides an account of slavery's role in America becoming a global superpower in his new book, "The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism."
Jonathan Culler, the Class of 1916 Professor of English and a prominent scholar of literary theory, will be honored by returning students at a conference Oct. 3-4 for his 70th birthday.
Actor and author Henry Winkler talked “Happy Days,” finding his path to success despite learning disabilities and the power of positive thinking at the Cornell Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts Sept. 17.
Events on campus include late night performances at the Schwartz Center, soprano Dawn Upshaw at Barnes Hall, a jazz concert with John Funkhouser '89 and a reading by writer Luis Urrea.
The Cornell Council for the Arts 2014 Biennial will showcase the work of artists, Cornell researchers and students in installations and events across campus all semester.
The Barbara L. Kuhlman Foundation’s ninth Fiber Arts and Wearable Arts Exhibition, a collection of Cornell student creations on display at the Jill Stuart Gallery in the Human Ecology Building, runs through Oct. 24.
