With Cornell's four new MOOCs for spring 2015, students from all over the world can survey global hospitality management, tour technology inside your smart phone, fix ecologically broken places and explore eating from an ethical perspective.
Algerian-Italian novelist Amara Lakhous, author of the 2014 New Student Reading Project selection, “Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio,” will speak on campus Nov. 4.
Russian-American journalist and LGBT activist Masha Gessen spoke on campus Oct. 22 about Vladimir Putin's use of homophobia to retain control of Russia.
Six Cornell professors – each with distinctive areas of study – provided 10-minute presentations on the university’s international impact at Bailey Hall on Oct. 17.
On Oct. 16, President David J. Skorton sent a letter to the CEO of VF Corp., severing the university’s business relationship with JanSport, citing deep concern over the ongoing issues surrounding worker and factory safety in Bangladesh.
The university is putting in place travel restrictions, given the evolving Ebola situation and its responsibility to protect the health of the community. Messages have been emailed to all students, faculty and staff.
International Criminal Court President Sang-Hyun Song spoke on campus Oct. 9 on the need to make genocide, use of child soldiers, and human rights violations unacceptable.
Four international research projects will be supported by U.S. Department of Education Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad awards to Cornell via the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.
