Orpheus Chamber Orchestra to perform with violinist James Ehnes Oct. 26

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with violin soloist James Ehnes will perform a program entitled “Postcards from Paris” in the next Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series (DMCCS) production of the 2025-26 season. 

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Public speeches challenged assumptions in ancient Greece

In a new paper, Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow Davide Napoli argues that public speeches in ancient Greece aimed not to express personal views, but to undermine entrenched ideas and challenge common-sense conclusions.

Writers, translators consider ‘Ukraine in Translation’ Oct. 18

The symposium responds to a new urgency to Ukrainian culture of the past, present and future both inside and outside the country.

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Faculty share creative, alternative approaches to assessment in new CTI case studies

The Center for Teaching Innovation published two series of adaptable case studies, from the Creative Teaching Awards and Provost’s Working Group for Innovation in Assessment, showcasing new Cornell faculty approaches to assessing student learning.

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Cornell ‘Swifties’ bond over musical superstar

The Cornell Swift Club rang in a new Taylor Swift era with a late-night album release party for “The Life of a Showgirl.”

Faculty innovate with, and avoid, AI in the classroom

At the same time faculty are finding ways to use generative AI tools to help students learn, pen-and-paper assessments are returning to the classroom.

Journalist offers master class on op-eds, narrative storytelling

Journalist and biographer Sam Tanenhaus will share his writing expertise with the Cornell community in a master class, “Op-Eds and Narrative Storytelling, on Oct. 8 in Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.

‘The Keyboards Strike Back’: concert sequel set for Oct. 9

Cornell faculty and graduate students unleash a genre-bending program across seventeen keyboard instruments, from the delicate whisper of the clavichord to the analog punch of the Roland Juno-60. 

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William F. Buckley’s secrets revealed in Oct. 9 talk

Journalist Sam Tanenhaus will share insights gained from 20 years of investigation in “The Man Who Built a Movement: How William F. Buckley Invented Modern Conservatism,” a conversation with A&S Dean Peter John Loewen, on Oct. 9.