Activist addresses sexual assault, rape culture

Kate Harding, author of the 2015 book “Asking For It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture – and What We Can Do About It” spoke on campus April 11 as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Part of East Avenue to close to all traffic April 26-May 8

Beginning April 26, the portion of East Avenue between Tower Road and the Lincoln Hall driveway will be closed to vehicle traffic, including buses and bicycles. The sidewalk on the west side of the roadway will be closed as well.

Two HR hires bolster focus on diversity, compliance

ILR's Angela Winfield, J.D. '08, has been named the director of inclusion and workforce diversity in the Division of Human Resources, and Sarah Affel the division's Title IX coordinator.

Campus events will discuss diversity, education, politics

Several events on campus this month provide an opportunity for students, staff, faculty, visitors and the local community to engage in conversations around diversity, politics, higher education and other topics.

Operations Research school to celebrate its 50th April 15-16

The Operations Research and Information Engineering program, in the College of Engineering, celebrates its 50th anniversary with two days of guest speakers, panel discussions and food.

New interdisciplinary initiative explores capitalism

A new History of Capitalism initiative from Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences and the ILR School brings together scholars from across the university to examine the nature of capitalism.

Cornell's second Giving Day aims to 'raise the bar'

April 19 is Cornell Giving Day 2016, a 24-hour period designated to focus the global Cornell community on supporting the university’s mission.

Seymour lecturer to tackle basketball in segregated South

Historian and award-winning author Scott Ellsworth will recount this extraordinary story in the Cornell Department of History's 2016 Harold Seymour Lecture in Sports History April 21 at 4:30 p.m.

'Blacks and Jews in America' explores complex relationship

"Blacks and Jews in America: A Conversation" will be held April 18 at 5 p.m. in Milstein Hall auditorium, with the Rev. Kenneth Clarke and professor Ross Brann.