An open symposium on ancient Iraq to honor David Owen, professor of ancient Near Eastern and Judaic studies, is slated for Oct. 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the A.D. White House. (Oct. 18, 2010)
Thomas Whittlesey Leavitt, founding director of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, professor emeritus of the history of art and a leader in the museum field, has died. (Oct. 18, 2010)
Professor Emeritus Walter LaFeber pondered the true role of professors while reflecting on the late Carl Becker's (1873-1945) writings on the same topic at an Oct. 13 talk to students. (Oct. 18, 2010)
Mainstream media should focus more on promoting social justice, especially when it comes to immigration, said activist/journalist David Bacon delivering the Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture. (Oct. 18, 2010)
Adeeb Khalid, professor of Asian studies and history at Carleton College, will present 'The Many Ways of Being Muslim in the Modern World: Episodes From the Soviet History of Islam,' Oct. 26. (Oct. 13, 2010)
At the Library Salon Oct. 7 in New York, several people affiliated with Moosewood discussed the restaurant's history and archives. The Moosewood collection was recently donated to Cornell Library. (Oct. 12, 2010)
The Society for the Humanities will host a conference Oct. 15-16 with scholars in art, music, media, aesthetics and critical theory presenting on global aesthetics, the society's 2010-11 focal theme. (Oct. 11, 2010)
Professor Robert Morgan will join a group of esteemed writers including Thomas Wolfe, O. Henry and his late colleague A.R. Ammons in the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame later this month. (Oct. 7, 2010)
