Alumnus architect Peter Eisenman gave an opinionated and discursive lecture on architecture, design and changing norms, March 10 in Goldwin Smith Hall. Eisenman is a visiting Rhodes Professor. (March 11, 2010)
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, Deans Kent Kleinman and G. Peter Lepage write, 'The arts are not optional for us; they are fundamental to Cornell University's academic mission.' (March 11, 2010)
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Tretheway read from her work, including 'Native Guard,' at the Robert Chasen Memorial Poetry Reading Feb. 25 in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium. (March 4, 2010)
In a recent lecture, Brett de Bary cited texts and translations of Japanese author Tawada Yoko, whose works deal with the arbitrary nature of cultural boundaries in differentiating language and words. (March 4, 2010)
Two professors, Steven Squyres and Mary Beth Norton, are planning a course on exploration that combines their backgrounds and their passions. (March 2, 2010)
Reknowned composer and director Heiner Goebbels will be an artist-in-residence on campus from March 7-17, interacting with students and faculty involved with theater, film, music and literature. (March 2, 2010)
The late Erna Gramse, MP '33, a longtime librarian and a graduate chemistry student at Cornell during the Great Depression, has bequeathed a gift to Clark Physical Sciences Library. (March 1, 2010)
The American Research Center in Sofia, founded in 2004 by two members of Cornell's classics department, has been awarded a $750,000 Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. (Feb. 26, 2010)
