In his new book, “Incarceration Nation: How the United States Became the Most Punitive Democracy in the World," Peter Enns sheds new light on the high U.S. rate of incarceration.
More than 500 people came to hear about Cornell's historical and current role as an educator of diplomats and influencers of foreign policy, March 8 in New York City.
The Cornell in Turin program was recognized in an Italian newspaper for students' work with community centers in their research studies of migration and services for immigrants in Italy.
A Feb. 29 Cornell Law School panel, featuring professors Joe Margulies ‘82, John Blume and Valerie Hans, discussed the future of the death penalty in light of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death Feb. 13.
At a Feb. 26 Cornell Law School panel, professors looked at the various laws and regulations college town municipalities use control student behavior and preserve neighborhood integrity.
Scholar-activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore will discuss proposed policing alternatives and the possibility for change as the 2016 Krieger Lecturer in American Political Culture March 3 at 4:30 p.m.
Cornell faculty members and community members discussed the Chinese government's apparent crackdown on civil liberties and its causes in a panel discussion on campus Feb. 4.
New York's land-grant university brought its message of education, discovery and engagement to the state capital Jan. 26 for Cornell Day in Albany, and took the opportunity to show off its diverse offerings to lawmakers and visitors alike.
