Cornell political scientist Nicolas van de Walle and co-author Jaimie Bleck, M.A. ’08, Ph.D. ’11, offer the first comprehensive comparative analysis of African elections in the last quarter century in “Electoral Politics in Africa Since 1990: Continuity in Change.”
Events at Cornell this week include music and dance documentaries, Japanese drumming in Bailey Hall, a celebration of Beethoven and a black fashion exhibit.
“Monty Python’s Flying Circus" cofounder John Cleese shows boundless intellectual curiosity in "Professor at Large," a new Cornell University Press book compiling some of his lectures and presentations on campus from the past 20 years.
“What Makes Us Human,” a new podcast and essay series from the College of Arts and Sciences, will showcase the newest thinking about what it means to be human in the 21st century.
David S. Cohen ’85, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, will deliver the LaFeber-Silbey Lecture in History Thursday, Sept. 17 at 4:30 p.m. at Goldwin Smith Hall.
The Schwartz Center will host three days of dance with the Mini Locally Grown Dance Festival Dec. 3-5. The program includes dances created by undergraduates, graduate students and faculty.
Cornell events in June include a special Reunion exhibition at the Johnson Museum; programs at Cornell Botanic Gardens and a free concert on the Arts Quad.
A newly acquired 18th-century map of what is now New York state, showing Seneca and Cayuga villages and native footpaths in addition to natural features, offers insights into colonial life.