Understanding history of anti-semitism can help us today

Scholar David Nirenberg is a historian of Christians, Jews and Muslims in medieval Europe and the Mediterranean.

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Chinese state used parent-child relationships to serve political goals

Mara Yue Du will talk about “State and Family in China: Filial Piety and its Modern Reform” on April 13 at 4 p.m. in Olin Library.

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Panel to explore political polarization and media

In “Transcending the Echo Chamber: Polarization and the Media,” distinguished alumni and Cornell faculty will explore the media’s role in the country's polarization, and what can be done. 

Alumni producers offer peek inside film careers

Visiting alumni filmmakers, Scott Ferguson ’82 and Michael Kantor ’83, told stories from their time at Cornell and their careers in film and television production and gave tips to students interested in entertainment careers.

Milstein speaker to explore “The Battle for Your Brain”

Nita Farahany, a scholar who focuses on ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging technologies, will be the featured speaker for an April 12 event hosted by the Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity.

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Harvard historian to deliver Munday lecture

Vincent Brown, the Charles Warren Professor of American History and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, will deliver this year’s Reuben A. and Cheryl Casselberry Munday Distinguished Lecture April 17.

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Mary Ann Radzinowicz, Milton scholar, dies at 97

Mary Ann Nevins Radzinowicz, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of English Literature Emerita in the College of Arts and Sciences, died March 15 in Ballyvaughan, Ireland. She was 97.

New library acquisitions advance academic distinction, diverse scholarship

With an additional $1 million to its 2023 collections budget, Cornell University Library expands resources for scholars.

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Classicist: ‘Modern’ view of religion dates to 303 AD

A theory of religion considered “modern” by many scholars was actually described 1,700 years ago, according to new research by Toni Alimi, a Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in classics and philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences.