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.
Obama administration official Mohamed Abdel-Kader said in a May 10 on speech on campus that multilingualism and the ability to understand cultures helps in solving global crises such as climate change and military conflicts.
Riché Richardson, associate professor of African-American literature, and Robert L. Harris Jr., professor emeritus of African American history and former director of the Africana Studies and Research Center, reflect on the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr.
From stories of budding romances to a vampire huntress out for revenge, the Department of Performing and Media Arts will screen films written and directed by students at 7 p.m. May 15.
Events at Cornell this week include music and dance documentaries, Japanese drumming in Bailey Hall, a celebration of Beethoven and a black fashion exhibit.
The Humanities Scholars Conference, May 10 at the A.D. White House, featured 28 undergraduate research and thesis presentations and laid groundwork for an interdisciplinary humanities scholars program.
Cornell professor Jonathan Culler was recently elected to chair the board of directors of the New York Council for the Humanities, which supports public humanities programming across New York state.
