Martha E. Pollack plumbed the depths of Cornell history and spoke to current times in her inaugural address Aug. 25, following her installation as the university’s 14th president.
Capping a historic day for Cornell University following the inauguration of Martha E. Pollack as its 14th president, a festive crowd of Cornellians, friends, family and colleagues numbering nearly 700 filled Barton Hall Aug. 25 for a reception and dinner.
A large, cheerful crowd of students, faculty, alumni, staff, local residents and campus visitors got a taste of the Cornell community spirit at the Street Fair on the Arts Quad Aug. 25. The event followed the installation of Martha E. Pollack as Cornell’s 14th president.
What place do Confederate statues and symbols have in society today? The question has triggered national debate and continues to fuel political clashes across the country. Riché Richardson, associate professor of African American literature at Cornell University, researches the public dialogue about controversial symbols, including lingering Confederate symbolism.
An academic symposium, “Universities and the Search for Truth,” held Aug. 24 in Bailey Hall, was part of the celebrations of Martha E. Pollack’s inauguration as Cornell’s 14th president.
Fifteen students from the Dryden and Spencer-Van Etten middle schools made movies at Cornell this summer in a program that emphasized visual interpretation and expression, and technical and teamwork skills needed to develop a story from idea to film.
Festival of Scholarship, on the eve of the inauguration of Martha E. Pollack as Cornell's 14th president, showcases the work of more than 30 student groups.
Events on campus this week include a reopening celebration on Schwartz Plaza, "Dial M for Murder" in 3-D, an International Fair, a jazz combo performance, and exhibits in Kroch Library, Ives Hall and the Human Ecology Building.
The Employee Assembly has a new look: it now has a full slate of committee chairs for 2017-18 and a redesigned web presence as part of the new Office of the Assemblies website that went live August 17.
The inauguration of Martha E. Pollack as Cornell's 14th president has taken months of planning and effort, from lining up activities and inviting vendors, to designing and hanging banners, and organizing volunteers.
