At a Cornell Silicon Valley presentation Nov. 11, college deans and others discussed ways to foster innovation between technology and the arts. The Johnson Museum will also create new courses.
In a presentation marking the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act Oct. 28, Angela Winfield, J.D. ’08, who is blind, recalled the ways the law has had a positive impact on her life.
Faculty and administrators discussed balancing the rising expense of financial aid against maintaining and enhancing the university’s academic profile at a faculty forum, “Financial Aid Policies: Unimaginable Outcomes?” Oct. 21.
Provost Michael Kotlikoff has called for proposals for feasibility and planning grants for academic programs that span the Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses. The deadline to submit proposals is Jan. 22, 2016.
Attorney David Boies, who argued in the Supreme Court to successfully defeat California's same-sex marriage ban in 2008, spoke Oct. 22 on the law's ability to effect social change.
David Boies, who helped engineer a major high court victory for same-sex marriage in 2013, will deliver a talk, "Litigation as a Tool of Social Change," Oct. 22 at 5:30 p.m. in Statler Auditorium.
Entrepreneur Barry Beck ’90 returned to campus Sept. 25 to share business advice with ILR School students. He is the founder of Bluemercury, a fast-growing luxury beauty products and retail spa chain.
William B. Gould IV, LLB '61, returned to Cornell to visit the papers he gave to the ILR School's Kheel Center covering baseball, workplace racial discrimination and conflict resolution procedures.
