Gender and politics expert examines sexism in campaigns

Jennifer Lawless, a nationally recognized expert on women in politics, examined the reasons for the underrepresentation of women in politics in the final Making of the President Series talk Nov. 14.

Roundtable tries to predict future foreign policy under Trump

Three government professors described what they expected from Donald Trump's foreign policy approach Nov. 10 at the weekly lecture of the Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies.

Political scientist Adam Levine recaps presidential election

Adam Levine spoke to a standing-room only crowd in McGraw Hall Nov. 10 as faculty and students joined his American Political Campaigns class for a 2016 election recap.

Community breaks bread on heels of presidential election

A day after President-elect Donald Trump’s Nov. 8 victory, Cornell students, senior administrators, faculty and staff gathered for a meal while processing the election results as a community and discussing how to move on in post-election America.

Asian American Studies hosts post-election talk

Asian American Studies Program students and staff gathered Nov. 9 in Rockefeller Hall for a catered Indian lunch and a talk on the U.S. election results with program director Derek Chang, associate professor of history.

Expert to address role of law in cybersecurity Nov. 16

Indiana University law professor Fred Cate will lecture on "Cybersecurity and the Law" Nov. 16 in the third and final lecture in a series on cybersecurity hosted by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.

Janet Reno '60, first female U.S. attorney general, dies at 78

Janet Reno ’60, who went from leading Cornell's Women's Student Government Association to becoming the United States' first female attorney general, died from complications of Parkinson's disease Nov. 7. She was 78.

Vietnam ambassador to discuss foreign policy challenges

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, permanent representative of Vietnam to the U.N., will speak on "Vietnam in the 21st Century," Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 4:30 p.m. in Philip Lewis Auditorium, G76 Goldwin Smith Hall.

Trump a 'grave danger' to U.S., Munday lecturer says

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eugene Robinson reflected on "Election 2016: Who’s Up, Who’s Down and What’s Really Going On" as this year's Munday Distinguished Lecturer Oct. 27.