Leading philosophers from Italy and American critics will participate in a conference Sept. 24-25 at Cornell, 'Commonalities: Theorizing the Common in Contemporary Italian Thought.' (Sept. 14, 2010)
Veteran stage, television and film actor Harold Gould, M.A. '48, Ph.D. '53, best known for his roles in 'The Sting' and 'Rhoda,' died Sept. 11 in Woodland Hills, Calif. (Sept. 14, 2010)
The Society for the Humanities' residential fellows for 2010-11 include international scholars, Cornell faculty members and graduate students, with projects related to 'Global Aesthetics.' (Sept. 13, 2010)
The Ag Quad now features a giant sod sofa - thanks to the efforts of two dozen Art of Horticulture students and their instructor, Marcia Eames-Sheavly. (Sept. 9, 2010)
Herbert Deinert, professor emeritus of German studies, died Aug. 4 at age 79. A friend and mentor to his students, he was a noted scholar of German literature and intellectual history.
Political scientist Roxanne Euben to speak on 'Travel, Translation and Comparative Political Theory' for fifth Cornell College of Arts and Sciences Humanities Lecture, Sept. 15. (Sept. 7, 2010)
An innovative collaboration between Cornell University Press, the Cornell University Library and faculty members in German studies promises to create a new way of publishing scholarly books. (Sept. 7, 2010)
Cellist Gerald Appleman presented one of the cellos he made to Cornell's Department of Music Sept. 2, in appreciation of Scott Tucker, director of choral music. (Sept. 7, 2010)
'Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon,' a traveling Smithsonian exhibition on the Vietnamese-American experience, co-curated by Vu Pham, M.A. '99, Ph.D. '02, will be in Ithaca from Sept. 18 to Dec. 5. (Sept. 7, 2010)
