Morrison’s son visits campus for film screening

Ford Morrison will visit campus Nov. 9 for a film screening and discussion of “The Foreigner’s Home,” a documentary based on Morrison’s monthlong guest-curated 2006 series of cultural events at the Louvre.

Around Cornell

Panelists: Coach salaries foster corruption in college sports

George Will and Martha Nussbaum discussed “The Future of Division I College Athletics: Sexual Assault and Academic Corruption” Oct. 28, as part of the Coors Conversation Series.

50 years at Cornell: Women’s studies looks back, forward

Faculty and alumni from the early days of the program are remembering the barriers they hurdled and the support they received. A series of events are planned for the year.

‘Unicorns’ are on the rise in emerging-market nations

Lourdes Casanova, the Gail and Rob Cañizares Director of the Emerging Markets Institute, and faculty fellow Anne Miroux will co-host the EMI Conference this week in the Verizon Executive Education Center at Cornell Tech.

Student veterans find community, support at Cornell

A new summer fund will help Cornell’s growing numbers of student veterans pursue unpaid summer internships – the latest in a long series of initiatives and programs aimed at creating a welcoming and supportive community for students who served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

President Pollack shares community updates

President Martha E. Pollack lauded faculty for recent honors, thanked donors for recent major gifts to Cornell and touted the university’s efforts on diversity and inclusion.

Veterans Day events include talk by National Guard general

A talk by Brig. Gen. Joseph Biehler, “The Role of the Military in Supporting State Crises,” will highlight campus events in observance of Veterans Day, on Nov. 11.

Wynton Marsalis visits campus for Nov. 6 concert

A.D. White Professor-at-Large Wynton Marsalis will visit campus the week of Nov. 1, offering a concert with the Barbara and Richard T. Silver ’50, M.D. ’53 Cornell Wind Symphony and a talk open to members of the Cornell community.

Alumni: Nolan gift offers ‘incredible opportunities’ for Hotelies

Alumni of the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration see the Nolans’ $50 million gift as important to supporting financial aid, expanded educational access and greater diversity for future generations of Hotelies.