High fashion comes to the Hill April 11

Student fashion designers are sketching and making patterns, finding and fitting models, and cutting and sewing fabrics for the 31st Cornell Fashion Collective runway show, Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m. in Barton Hall.

Panel to examine U.S. family detention of refuge seekers

Panelists will discuss a national effort being organized by lawyers and activists to end the practice of family detention of refuge seekers in a panel discussion on campus April 16.

Things to Do, April 3-10

Events this week include J.P. Sniadecki's new film on trains and transformation in China, book talks on Project Puffin and renewing cities after natural disaster, and Cayuga's Waiters' Spring Fever.

One-day flash exhibition to show Civil War documents

Three documents related to Abraham Lincoln go on display Saturday, April 11, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, level 2B of Kroch Library.

Scholar, activist to speak on legacy of Ella Baker April 8

Political activist and historian Barbara Ransby will speak on “’Black Lives Matter,’ Past and Present: Ella Baker's Legacy and the Implications for 21st Century Activism” Wednesday, April 8, at 4:30 p.m.

Event looks at Islamic State group and heritage destruction

Faculty, students and staff gathered March 12 to discuss the recent acts of heritage destruction in northern Iraq by Islamic State group and what, if any, response would be appropriate.

Poetry readings celebrate the Near East and New York

“Poetry & Pastry: an elegant soiree of Near Eastern & New York Poetry" on April 16 will combine literature, art, pastry and the launch of a book of poetry. The event will be held at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.

Cornell grows as hub for Ottoman and Turkish studies

Cornell’s Ottoman and Turkish Studies Initiative seeks to engage students, faculty and the community in discussion of the region’s political, cultural, economic and historic dimensions.

Soprano, professor of music Judith Kellock dies

Judith Kellock, an internationally known soprano and a beloved and active member of the Cornell music faculty, died March 27 in Ithaca. She was 64.