Shakespeare’s 'Twelfth Night' at Cornell: Mad Love, Mad Music

A new production of "Twelfth Night," adapted and directed by Professor David Feldshuh, melds the traditional play with music from the Roaring 1920s Jazz Age.

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John McWhorter to consider ‘Is America a Failed Experiment?’

McWhorter, associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University, will offer a talk Nov. 2 as part of the College of Arts & Science's America250 events.

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Who is Elias the lighthouse keeper? AI fiction tells the same old story

For AI agents instructed to write fiction, that tale usually involves lighthouses and a keeper named Elias, according to new Cornell research. 

Library exhibit highlights endangered languages

An exhibit of Cornell research, teaching, and collections highlight the work of revitalizing endangered languages.

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‘The New Population Problem’ examined in Phi Beta Kappa lecture Oct. 28

Public policy and sociology professor Matthew Hall will examine examining aging populations and their impact in the Phi Beta Kappa Distinguished Lecture Oct. 28. 

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Events celebrate history of languages throughout America

Smoke dancers, American Sign Language poetry and explorations of endangered languages will highlight a series of events Oct. 15-Nov. 6 that celebrate the importance of language throughout U.S. history.

Soprano Dawn Upshaw visits campus as A.D. White Professor-at-Large

Upshaw, winner of five Grammys and a MacArthur Foundation Fellow, will present “Salon Solèy: Inhabiting Text & Music in Contemporary American Art Song,” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 in Barnes Hall.

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Jazz master Chucho Valdés birthday celebration opens concert series Oct. 23

The 2026-27 Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series begins at Bailey Hall celebrating Chucho Valdés and featuring Joe Lovano and Etienne Charles. 

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Critic and art historian speaks on art, architecture and democracy

At a talk hosted by Cornell University’s Program on Freedom and Free Societies on Oct. 19, Brian T. Allen will discuss how democracies judge art and architecture.

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