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.

High-profile lawyer David Boies to speak Oct. 22

David Boies, who helped engineer a major high court victory for same-sex marriage in 2013, will deliver a talk, "Litigation as a Tool of Social Change," Oct. 22 at 5:30 p.m. in Statler Auditorium.

Girls Who Code CEO seeks to empower women in tech

Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, pointed out the severe disparities of facing women in STEM careers in the Iscol public service lecture on campus Oct. 7.

Cornell Perspectives: Black students hone leadership skills

Cornell student leaders Siddiq Iddrisu ’16, Darron Irving ’17 and Kyonne Rowe ’18 share their experiences at LeaderShape Institute’s African American Male National Session in August.

Service-learning CEO to talk on community partnerships Oct. 2

Kathryn Pisco ’05, founder and CEO of Unearth the World, a social enterprise that promotes service-learning by pairing volunteers with international nonprofits, speaks on campus Oct. 2 at noon.

Cornell Law panel focuses on lives of two former slaves

Two law professors, the authors of new books, spoke on campus Sept. 25 about evidence they had uncovered that identifies the first African-American Cornell Law School graduate and a Civil War veteran.