Forum explores costs, outcomes of financial aid policy

Faculty and administrators discussed balancing the rising expense of financial aid against maintaining and enhancing the university’s academic profile at a faculty forum, “Financial Aid Policies: Unimaginable Outcomes?” Oct. 21.

Samantha Sheppard’s POV illuminates films

Samantha Sheppard, an expert on African-American cinema and movie fan, has several scholarly and critical works forthcoming and runs the Voices and Visions in Black Cinema series at Cornell.

New faculty 'Public Voices' sought to diversify the media

Nominations are being sought for faculty members to be enabled and encourged to present their ideas in the national media.

Cornellians teach Model UN at two NYC high schools

Members of the Cornell International Affairs Society spent their fall break piloting a program that taught Model United Nations, public speaking and debate skills to students at two New York City public high schools.

DJ Bambaataa ends visiting scholar term with public events

Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa makes his last official visit to Cornell in his role as a visiting scholar Oct. 26-28, when he'll meet with students on campus and speak at public events in Ithaca.

Man completes his sociology Ph.D. at age 90

Benjamin Franco Suarez took a break from his doctoral sociology studies at Cornell in 1972. He finished his study of fertility behavior of Bolivian Aymara women this year at age 90.

New study explores gender bias in academic hiring

When pitted against slightly more accomplished men for faculty positions in engineering, economics, psychology and biology, women faculty candidates lose despite preferences to hire women in STEM.

Black Lives Matter teach-in aims to inspire, inform

Residents and local activists will discuss the forms of violence and insecurity faced by people of color in Ithaca at 'Black Lives Matter: A Community Conversation on Surviving and Thriving.'

Al Jazeera VP to give Kops Freedom of the Press lecture

Amjad Atallah, executive vice president for content for Al Jazeera America and an expert on conflict, will deliver the Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press lecture Thursday, Oct. 15, at 4:45 p.m.