In his new book, “How to Speak Freely,” classicist Michael Fontaine of the College of Arts and Sciences shows that thousands of years ago, Athenians were struggling with the same topics societies struggle with today.
Cornell’s Society for the Humanities marked its 60th anniversary Sept. 18-19 with events celebrating six decades of humanities research and collaboration.
Cornell President Michael I. Kotlikoff and classics professor Mike Fontaine will discuss free speech and leadership Oct. 6 opening the Program on Freedom and Free Societies series.
The Black Critical Thought symposium Oct. 2 will feature interdisciplinary faculty and student presentations on Black studies, culminating in a keynote conversation with cultural theorist and poet Fred Moten.
Cornell faculty are invited to apply for Global Hubs Research Seed Grants by Oct. 14 to launch new international collaborations with researchers at Global Hubs partner universities.
Barbara Finlay, the W.R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology Emerita and an award-winning scholar who challenged traditional thinking regarding psychology and brain function, died Sept. 12.
An Arts Unplugged event, “2,500 Years of Democratic Speech,” will offer a chance for students, faculty, staff and community members to perform key public speeches from antiquity and modernity on enduring questions of democratic life.
