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.

Cornell professors testify before House committee

Capitol Hill met East Hill as the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs tapped two Cornell professors for their expertise on the economics of international food aid and the realities of Chinese-American relations.

Law alum visits his archives in ILR's Kheel Center

William B. Gould IV, LLB '61, returned to Cornell to visit the papers he gave to the ILR School's Kheel Center covering baseball, workplace racial discrimination and conflict resolution procedures.

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.

No. 2 at CIA looks to the agency's future in campus talk

David S. Cohen '85, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, spoke on campus Sept. 17 about future plans in the agency to become more diverse and increase the focus on digital security threats.

Garrett moderates Democracy and Inequality panel

As part of inauguration events, President Elizabeth Garrett moderated a faculty panel on the challenges inequality poses for democratic institutions Sept. 18 in Bailey Hall.

Deputy director of CIA to speak at Cornell Sept. 17

David S. Cohen ’85, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, will deliver the LaFeber-Silbey Lecture in History Thursday, Sept. 17 at 4:30 p.m. at Goldwin Smith Hall.

Warrior-scholars gain skills, bring insights to summer course

In July, 14 students visited Cornell for an intensive one-week course, the Warrior-Scholar Project, designed to facilitate their transition from combat life to institutions of higher education.

Law students help reverse Malawi death penalty sentence

Students in the Law School's International Human Rights Clinic helped release a man who had been in prison for 20 years and facing the death penalty.