Law, Government & Public Policy

African writer talks 'Politics and Struggle' April 17

On April 17, Ngugi wa Thiong'o will share his thoughts in a discussion, “The Barrel of a Pen: Politics and Struggle in African Writing,” at 5 p.m. at the Africana Studies and Research Center, 310 Triphammer Road.

Agency extends covert social networks project

A multiyear research project to develop methods of identifying covert social networks has been extended with another $629,020.

Foreign policy experts assess U.S. power at D.C. panel

At a Washington, D.C., panel April 1, Cornell faculty and alumni experts considered whether U.S. power is in decline.

Hirschl's 'Chasing the American Dream' impels 'virtuous cycle'

One statistic in Tom Hirschl's new book, "Chasing the American Dream," got President Obama's attention - and a double citation in a speech about "economic mobility."

Conference looks at fiscal stress in upstate cities

Even with strict financial constraints, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica are tackling revitalization, Cornell researchers and city officials said at a recent regional development conference.

Suzanne Mettler sees higher ed 'caste system'

Professor of Government Suzanne Mettler had several culprits in mind when she wrote “Degrees of Inequality: How the Politics of Higher Education Sabotaged the American Dream."

Americans don't want soda tax, size restrictions

Soda taxes and beverage portion size restrictions were unpalatable to the 1,319 U.S. adults questioned in a 2012 survey as part of a study reported online March 10 in the journal Preventive Medicine.

Defense official to speak on WMDs March 27

Defense Department official Andrew C. Weber '82 will speak on campus March 27 on “Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction.”

Eduardo Peñalver named dean of Cornell Law School

Eduardo M. Peñalver ’94, an expert in property law and land use, and Cornell faculty member from 2006 to 2012, has been named the next Allan R. Tessler Dean of Cornell Law School, effective July 1.