South African activist Albert “Albie” Sachs made his first visit to campus Aug. 29 as an A.D. White Professor-at-Large. He spoke about his work fighting apartheid, and he emphasized forgiveness.
Marina Markot, an international education expert who most recently served at the University of Virginia, has been appointed the new director of Cornell Abroad. She began Aug. 15.
Albie Sachs, an A.D. White Professor-at-Large, will make his first official visit to campus Aug. 28-Sept. 7. The lawyer, judge, activist, scholar and author will present a public lecture Aug. 29.
After finding low worker satisfaction in her country, Haitian student Nemdia Daceney continued her research at Cornell this summer hoping to show employers and government officials the human dimension of economic development policies.
At least half of Canada’s 1.4 billion acre boreal forest, the largest remaining intact wilderness on earth, must be protected to maintain the area’s current wildlife and ecological systems, according to a recent report.
An an exhibit curated by a Cornell art history professor focuses on the threat of rising ocean waters to the nation of Tuvalu this summer at the Venice Biennale.
Scientists, librarians and practitioners of agriculture information and management from 28 countries met at Mann Library July 23 to discuss creative use of information networks to bridge gaps between developed and developing countries.
