Twenty-five years ago public intellectual Francis Fukuyama ’74 wrote an essay called “The End of History.” A campus panel Nov. 18 challenged many of Fukuyama's premises.
A new program for Cornell faculty and staff, “Building a Culture of Respect: Responding to Sexual Violence, Harassment and Discrimination,” is now online.
Cornell's undergraduate architecture program is again ranked No. 1 in the nation in “America's Best Architecture and Design Schools." Two Cornell graduate programs are also in the top 5.
Organized by Modesto Quiroga, Cornell’s Cosmopolitan Club first met Nov. 10, 1904, in Barnes Hall, with 60 students attending. For the next five decades, the Cosmopolitan Club fostered international awareness and elevated peaceful thoughts.
Professor Emeritus Tony Ingraffea explained a statewide green energy plan in his keynote address at the President’s Sustainable Campus Committee annual summit Nov. 18, and winners of the Cornell University Partners in Sustainability Award were announced.
At a Nov. 13 campus event, Dagmawi Woubshet, associate professor of English, led a discussion about what men can do to change the culture of sexual assault and how students can pressure schools to make them safe.
Harry C. Katz, dean of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations from 2005-14, was appointed Cornell’s interim provost effective Nov. 14. He spoke with the Chronicle Nov. 17 about his new position.
Thomas C. Reed ’56, former secretary of the U.S. Air Force, spoke at Cornell Air Force ROTC Detachment 520's annual Dining Out event in Ithaca Nov. 14.