Education should be honest about racial history and more supportive of Native students, say speakers

Educators need to be honest about racial histories of locations and provide more mentorship for Native students, said two speakers Nov. 4 in a discussion on fostering culturally competent contexts. (Nov. 8, 2010)

Kate Griffith named first Proskauer Rose professor

The Proskauer Rose Employment and Labor Law Assistant Professorship has been established for an ILR assistant professor who engages in scholarly work in conflict resolution and collective bargaining. (Nov. 3, 2010)

Digital age transformed marketing, says CNN's Scot Safon

Scot Safon, MBA '84, CNN Worldwide's chief marketing officer, talked about how the the digital revolution has transformed the field of marketing, in his Oct. 21 talk on campus. (Oct. 29, 2010)

Panelists examine link between rural poverty and farmer suicides in India

A panel of three Cornell academics discussed the controversy in India about the film, Peepli Live, and the representations of an epidemic of farmer suicides there, Oct. 26. (Oct. 29, 2010)

Course examines contemporary Mexico in light of its revolutionary past

The ILR School's Maria Lorena Cook is teaching a course titled The Mexican Revolution at 100: Politics, Economy and Society, which examines the nation's present and past. (Oct. 28, 2010)

CALS to close Department of Education over next two years

The decision was made after considering an extensive review of options, in the context of the college's strategic planning objectives. Faculty and staff will be transferred to other departments within CALS. (Oct. 26, 2010)

Decisions, decisions: Theme project scholars collaborate on judgment, decision making, social behavior

Institute for the Social Sciences theme project scholars are collaborating on judgment, decision making and social behavior. (Oct. 26, 2010)

Former Treasury secretary Henry Paulson to speak Nov. 11

Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson will present the 29th annual Hatfield Address and meet with students and faculty Nov. 11. (Oct. 26, 2010)

ILR School faculty to discuss new book on social movements Oct. 27

Faculty members Lance Compa and Rebecca Givan, an editor of the new book 'The Diffusion of Social Movements: Actors, Mechanisms, and Political Effects,' will have a discussion Oct. 27 in the Cornell Store. (Oct. 26, 2010)