English M.F.A. alums' debut novels earn critical acclaim

Three English M.F.A. alumni have earned praise for their first novels. Two of the authors, Tea Obreht and Alexi Zentner, both M.F.A. '09, will give a joint reading April 4 at the Cornell Store. (March 29, 2011)

Book challenges assumptions about gender in early America

Professor Mary Beth Norton will discuss her new book, 'Separated by Their Sex: Women in Public and Private in the Colonial Atlantic World,' April 1 at 2:30 p.m. in the Cornell Store Book Department. (March 29, 2011)

Art and 'e-pals' connect South Seneca students to plight of EU ethnic minorities

As part of a Getting to Know Europe outreach project via Cornell, students at South Seneca Middle School are 'e-pals' with Polish and Slovakian students and using their art motifs in their own work. (March 29, 2011)

Strauss lectures on Spartacus, strategy in slave rebellion

Historian Barry Strauss separated myth from reality regarding the warrior Spartacus and contrasted ancient and modern military tactics used during insurgencies in a March 28 lecture in Manhattan. (March 29, 2011)

Nobel laureate to focus on what is very cool April 11-13

Nobel laureate Wolfgang Ketterle, this year's Hans A. Bethe lecturer, will give a free, public lecture, 'When Freezing Cold Is Not Cold Enough,' April 13 in Rockefeller Hall's Schwartz Auditorium. (March 28, 2011)

As new Menschel fellow, Feldshuh plans to apply acting course techniques to teacher training

Professor David Feldshuh will develop a training model for teachers based on performance techniques, as a Menschel Distinguished Teaching Fellow working with the Center for Teaching Excellence. (March 24, 2011)

Goethe Prize essay competition seeks entries

The 2011 Goethe Prize competition, open to all students, is seeking essay submissions in German or English on any topic connected with German literature or culture. (March 23, 2011)

Hunter Rawlings named president of Association of American Universities

Effective June 1, Cornell's former president will lead the Association of American Universities, an organization of 63 leading public and private research universities in the United States and Canada. (March 21, 2011)

Faculty Senate votes for no extra student work over breaks

At its March 9 meeting, the Faculty Senate passed a resolution discouraging professors from assigning extra academic work over breaks. (March 17, 2011)