Humanities inform civic debate, Abrams professor says

Humanist Geoffrey Harpham, the M.H. Abrams Distinguished Visiting Professor, lectured on “The Pryvat Spyrit of America, from Dissent to Interpretation” Nov. 13.

Things to Do, Nov. 21-Dec. 5

Events at Cornell include a statewide student film festival, a book and CD release for J. Robert Lennon, and Cornell's annual all-campus traditional Thanksgiving feast.

Mathematician Eugene Dynkin dies at 90

Eugene Dynkin, the A.R. Bullis Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, died Nov. 14 at Cayuga Medical Center.

Panelists debate: Is democracy the end of history?

Twenty-five years ago public intellectual Francis Fukuyama ’74 wrote an essay called “The End of History.” A campus panel Nov. 18 challenged many of Fukuyama's premises.

Cornell Rewind: 'Above all nations is humanity'

Organized by Modesto Quiroga, Cornell’s Cosmopolitan Club first met Nov. 10, 1904, in Barnes Hall, with 60 students attending. For the next five decades, the Cosmopolitan Club fostered international awareness and elevated peaceful thoughts.

Author discusses role of archeologist spies during WWII

Author Susan Allen discussed her book, “Classical Spies: American Archaeologists with the OSS in World War II Greece,” on campus Nov. 13.

Officials talk 'reasonable suspicion' in Ferguson forum

The Africana Studies and Research Center held its second forum on issues arising from death of Michael Brown’s death Nov. 17. The event focused on law enforcement, training and policies.

Expedition returns from Anatolia: 1908

A 14-month expedition by three Cornellians in the eastern Mediterranean in 1907 captured ancient Hittite inscriptions.

Contests ask undergrads to write, film Cornell stories

A pair of contests is seeking undergraduates willing to explore and share their Cornell experiences in the form of an essay or a video.