Faculty innovate with, and avoid, AI in the classroom

At the same time faculty are finding ways to use generative AI tools to help students learn, pen-and-paper assessments are returning to the classroom.

Journalist offers master class on op-eds, narrative storytelling

Journalist and biographer Sam Tanenhaus will share his writing expertise with the Cornell community in a master class, “Op-Eds and Narrative Storytelling, on Oct. 8 in Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.

‘The Keyboards Strike Back’: concert sequel set for Oct. 9

Cornell faculty and graduate students unleash a genre-bending program across seventeen keyboard instruments, from the delicate whisper of the clavichord to the analog punch of the Roland Juno-60. 

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William F. Buckley’s secrets revealed in Oct. 9 talk

Journalist Sam Tanenhaus will share insights gained from 20 years of investigation in “The Man Who Built a Movement: How William F. Buckley Invented Modern Conservatism,” a conversation with A&S Dean Peter John Loewen, on Oct. 9.

Celebrating “What Works” in creating engaging learning experiences

The Center for Teaching Innovation will host “What Works,” on Oct. 1, featuring presentations, the Canvas Course Spotlight awardees, and a poster showcase that will demonstrate engaged learning approaches from Cornell faculty teaching in a diverse range of courses and fields.

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Teens’ portraits celebrate Toni Morrison as community-builder

High schoolers from Ithaca and Brooklyn produced the artworks depicting Morrison and a local student, a collaboration that promises to introduce Morrison's work to new generations of New Yorkers.

Culler receives 2026 Wayne C. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award

A specialist in literary and cultural theory and French literature of the 19th century, Culler will receive the award in June 2026 during the International Society for the Study of Narrative conference in Denmark.

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Yearlong celebration honors a century of Willard Straight Hall

Cornell will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Willard Straight Hall – one of the country’s first student unions – with a yearlong series of events honoring its legacy as a hub of student life and community.

Music Oct. 2-5: Homecoming concerts and historical keyboards

Cornell orchestras, vocal ensembles and the Center for Historical Keyboards plan performances.

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