Two events will honor Africana Center's history Sept. 23, 24

Cornell host two major events honoring the Africana Center: a screening and panel discussion of the film "Agents of Change," and the dedication of the original Africana Center site, which was destroyed by suspected arson in 1970.

Einaudi Center series on cybersecurity launches Sept. 14

Internet governance expert Martin Mueller will present the first in a series of lectures on questions at the intersection of technology, politics and international law.

Vernacular speakers' words discounted in courtrooms

Stanford University linguist John Rickford will deliver a talk, "Justice for Jeantel (and Trayvon): Fighting Dialect Prejudice in Courtrooms and Beyond," Sept. 15 at 4:30 p.m. in Klarman Hall.

Teaching human values to artificial intelligences

Two Cornell experts in artificial intelligence have joined a nationwide team setting out to ensure that when computers are running the world, they will make decisions compatible with human values.

'Freedom Interrupted' series to address police violence

'Freedom Interrupted: Race, Gender, Nation and Policing,' a campuswide, yearlong collaboration comprising symbolic, artistic and scholarly events, will discuss race, policing other victim groups.

Lt. Gov. Hochul urges law students to pursue public service

New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul discussed her career in public service and shared insights about combining a career with one's passion Sept. 1 in Myron Taylor Hall.

Novel, local history inspire faculty-written 'headphone play'

Performing and media arts faculty members Nick Salvato and Aoise Stratford have co-written an innovative new play weaving truth and fiction, inspired by local history and a 1909 novel set in Ithaca.

Belarusian journalist, Nobelist gives Bartels Lecture Sept. 12

Svetlana Alexievich, an investigative journalist and nonfiction writer who won the 2015 Nobel Prize in literature, will speak on "The Rise and Fall of the Russian-Soviet Dream," Sept. 12 at 4:30 p.m.

Amid leadership change, Cornellians provide continuity

Fred Van Sickle became vice president for alumni affairs and development in January 2016.