Following a workshop he led in Kenya, Mukoma Wa Ngugi hopes to foster further dialogue between academic writers and journalists, using concepts of literary and cultural theory and criticism.
The Cornell Council for the Arts is accepting applications for its next grant cycle, to support new creative projects during fall 2013 and spring 2014. Online applications are due March 14.
Cornell University Library aims to spark discussion about scholarly publishing, which is languishing, through a series of initiatives in March and April.
Steven Muller, who as a Cornell vice president helped defuse the Willard Straight Hall takeover of 1969 and went on to lead Johns Hopkins University, has died.
Feminist sex writer Susie Bright has donated her archival materials to Cornell Library's Human Sexuality Collection, celebrating its 25th anniversary. Bright will speak on campus Jan. 23.
Events at Cornell this week include Martin Luther King, Jr. commemorations, 'The Godfather' at Cornell Cinema, and new exhibitions at the Johnson Museum of Art and Museum of the Earth.
Twenty-seven students from Brazil have arrived on campus for a year of study in engineering, life sciences, film and other fields, as part of an initiative funded by the Brazilian government.
