Cornell’s ninth Giving Day united 18,296 donors who live in nearly 100 countries to raise $13,043,165 in just 24 hours, smashing records from previous years.
Millions of people in Myanmar have risen up against military rule since a coup d’état in February 2021 removed the country’s democratically elected leader from office — the topic of a March 27 panel discussion on “People in Revolt: The State of the Anti-Military Movement in Myanmar.”
Cornell alums Scott Ferguson ’82 and Michael Kantor ’83 – Emmy-winning producers – will reflect on their careers in film and television production during a two-day visit to campus March 28-29 as part of the College of Arts and Sciences “Arts Unplugged” series.
Carlos Alvarado Quesada, former president of Costa Rica, will give the Bartels World Affairs Lecture on Wednesday, March 22, at 6 p.m. in the Alice Statler Auditorium.
Students working to support local Indigenous heritage, dairy farmers, formerly incarcerated people and entrepreneurs in Uganda and Ithaca competed for a total of $7,500 in prize money that will fund their community collaborators.
Former members of Congress Max Rose and Fred Upton will discuss steps for countering political extremism and restoring civil discourse. Rose, a Democrat from New York, and Upton, a Republican from Michigan, will speak Tuesday, March 21 at an on-campus event open to all.
Cornell’s Project Leadership certificate through eCornell’s new Transform program offers working adults from underserved communities free access to Cornell online courses and certificates, with the goal of supporting economic mobility for all.
