Scholars Cornel West and Robert P. George discussed “Truth-Seeking, Democracy, and Freedom of Thought and Expression” Sept. 9 in the fourth meeting of Civil Discourse: The Peter ’69 and Marilyn ’69 Coors Conversation Series.
The Technology and Law Colloquium – a hybrid Cornell University course and public lecture series – returns this semester with talks from 13 leading scholars who study the legal and ethical questions surrounding technology’s impact in areas like privacy, sex and gender, data collection, and policing.
The first event of the 2021 Peter ’69 and Marilyn ’69 Coors Conversation Series will feature Princeton’s Robert P. George and Union Theological Seminary’s Cornel West.
A Sept. 9 event will introduce students to all of Cornell's vast resources related to entrepreneurship, business creation, venture capital, technology, startups and social enterprises.
International Human Rights in Theory and Practice, taught this summer by Cornell Law School Clinical Professor of Law Elizabeth Brundige, invites students to think critically about international human rights.
Sara Bronin, an incoming faculty member in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning and a leading voice on historic preservation law and related land-use practices, was recently nominated to chair the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
The panel, moderated by Noliwe Rooks, discussed ways to steer conversation toward meaningful action, including: listening to scholarly experts; implementing new initiatives; and engaging students and faculty in organizations beyond the university.
Jens David Ohlin, who has served as interim dean of Cornell Law School since January and as a member of the faculty since 2008, has been named the Allan R. Tessler Dean, effective July 1.
Joseph Margulies, professor of the practice of law and government, has been awarded the 2021 George D. Levy Faculty Award for his work to break down barriers for previously incarcerated people in Tompkins County.
