Alums offer career paths for history majors

History majors who wonder what path to pursue after graduation had their eyes opened to the possibilities Oct. 3 as alumni from various career fields shared their experiences at a panel discussion.

Things to Do, Oct. 11-18

Events this week include a talk on health care and the economy, a town-gown community forum, a concert by The Rose Ensemble, classic cinema, and an exhibition premiering new video works by Slater Bradley.

Dennis Maher '99 plumbs the embedded life of stuff

In an installation in Sibley Dome this semester, artist, architect and educator Dennis Maher, B.Arch. ’99, combines used and discarded matter that explores the embedded history and latent qualities of objects.

Morgan returns to Gap Creek for sequel

Robert Morgan's new novel “The Road From Gap Creek” continues the story of the Richards family, the North Carolina clan in his 1999 bestseller "Gap Creek" - and of the Powell family, from three more of his historical novels.

Lennon takes a trip to 'Happyland'

J. Robert Lennon’s newest novel, “Happyland,” was inspired by the story of American Girl founder Pleasant Rowland's gift to her alma mater, Wells College, to help revitalize Aurora, N.Y., near Ithaca.

New book explores history of the Vietnamese

Keith Taylor, professor of Vietnamese studies, is the author of the new book, “A History of the Vietnamese."

Conference honors classicist Fred Ahl

A Sept. 7 conference on campus titled “Speaking to Power in Latin and Greek Literature” brought scholars from around the world to honor Cornell classicist Fred Ahl.

Things to Do, Sept. 27-Oct. 4

On campus this week: CU Winds and Google Glass; a gardening and climate change conference; President Skorton addresses staff; Bill T. Jones at the Schwartz Center; book and literary talks.

Cornell gets archived – digitally – twice a year

Cornell University Library is archiving all of the cornell.edu domain and hundreds of related websites for future use by researchers.