In his new book, “Incarceration Nation: How the United States Became the Most Punitive Democracy in the World," Peter Enns sheds new light on the high U.S. rate of incarceration.
Political and foreign relations experts including Russian-American journalist Julia Ioffe will explore the crisis in Ukraine at a public panel discussion March 14 in Uris Auditorium.
New York Times Supreme Court correspondent Adam Liptak discussed recent and past applications of the First Amendment to court decisions on campus Jan. 22. Liptak addressed what he sees as the dangers of applying the First Amendment liberally.
Cornell Professor John Blume will be a major player March 9 when CNN broadcasts the premiere of a new eight-part series, “Death Row Stories," produced by Robert Redford.
Tom Schryver, executive director of Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement, testified Nov. 10 to state legislators, saying state-funded entrepreneur programs are an effective way to support economic growth.
City and regional planning students conducted engaged community research in the Cornell in Rome program and in Sullivan County, New York, on building better communities for children and seniors.
The newly constructed addition to the Cornell Law School’s Myron Taylor Hall exceeded its burden of proof: It’s now certified LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council. The Platinum certification is the second at Cornell.
Isaac Kramnick, the Richard J. Schwartz Professor of Government Emeritus, a renowned scholar of English and American political thought and history, and a longtime champion of undergraduate education, died Dec. 21 in New York City. Kramnick was 81.