Arts & Humanities

Inaugural student sermon competition honors influential rabbi Harold Saperstein '31

In an inaugural competition named for Rabbi Harold I. Saperstein '31, 14 students wrote and delivered sermons related to contemporary social justice issues this spring. (June 10, 2011)

2CUL expands Southeast Asian studies collaboration

The libraries at Cornell and Columbia are expanding an existing partnership to include Southeast Asian studies; personnel and resources will be shared. (June 8, 2011)

Plays set on campus are featured June 2 in the Big Apple

Cornell Theatre Night June 2 in New York City will feature six short plays, all by Cornellians. (May 31, 2011)

Panelists promote culture, tourism benefits to regional economy development

U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Cornell's Society for the Humanities hosted a daylong roundtable and workshop on campus May 17, on the arts and tourism aiding the upstate New York economy. (May 26, 2011)

NYC event to examine the arts and mental health June 2-3

Vocalist Bobby McFerrin, President David Skorton and Cornell faculty members in music, medicine and psychiatry will consider the role of the arts in mental health June 2-3 at the New York Public Library. (May 26, 2011)

Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies <br /> moves to Cornell

The Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies moves to Cornell thanks to two Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grants. (May 26, 2011)

Researchers replicate rare cuneiform tablets using 3-D scanning and printing

Cornell engineers are trying to replicate cuneiform tablets using sophisticated scanning and 3-D printing technology. (May 23, 2011)

Ashkin receives arts colony fellowship

Assistant professor of art Michael Ashkin has been awarded a 2011 MacDowell Colony Fellowship. He will be in residence at the colony in New Hampshire in June. (May 23, 2011)

Theatre, Film and Dance moves ahead with new department model

The Department of Theatre, Film and Dance is adopting curriculum changes as part of a new model emphasizing student experiences, innovation, collaboration and teaching media and performance. (May 19, 2011)