Events this week include a celebration of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art's 45th anniversary, ongoing exhibition of the Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball and food science presentations.
Events include two Carl Becker Lecture Series talks by historian and author Michael Kazin; a lecture by wildlife conservationist and A.D. White Professor-At-Large Laurie Marker; Cornell Cinema’s screening of “Dragnet Girl,” accompanied live by the electronic group Coupler; and Swiss artist Elisabeth Masé in a conversation at the Johnson Museum.
Marking the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, prize-winning author Douglas Egerton will share his expertise on this critical period in U.S. history as Cornell’s Merrill Family Visiting Professor.
Africana professor Riche Richardson will travel to Montgomery, Ala., to speak at the 100th birthday celebration of the late civil rights icon Rosa Parks Feb. 4.
Three Cornell experts on China offered their analysis of Xi Jinping's Oct. 18 speech laying out his vision for China and consolidating his personal power.
Chen Jian, Cornell’s Michael J. Zak Professor of History for U.S.-China Relations in the Department of History, has been named a Woodrow Wilson International Center global fellow.
Virtual events and resources at Cornell include: Images of Dragon Days past; Cornell experts discuss COVID-19; “Cosmos” and spotlight on women artists at the Johnson Museum; student theater and film updates; and a citizen science project surveying breeding birds.
Is Donald Trump a fascist? On Dec. 5, the Theory Reading Group examined this question in a room crowded with students and faculty, with formal remarks by Enzo Traverso and Isabel Hull.
Earl Lewis, award-winning scholar and president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, spoke on "When the Past Is not the Past: Slavery and the American Psyche" April 11 in Klarman Hall.