In a question-and-answer period following the State of the University speech, Oct. 17, President David Skorton addressed such issues as financial aid, free speech on campus and faculty courseloads. (Oct. 17, 2008)
Events this week through the winter break include a holiday classic on stage, a webinar on green economy tips for policy makers, and student films and animation at Cornell Cinema. (Dec. 10, 2009)
The Mind and Memory: Exploring Creativity in the Arts and Sciences course begins this month at Cornell and runs through April. This popular annual offering includes public lectures by distinguished members of the Cornell faculty and other creative people.
Cornell President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes has been appointed to the board of trustees of King Abdullah University for Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. (Oct. 7, 2008)
Four incoming freshmen from India are the first recipients of the Tata Scholarship for Students from India, creating the inaugural class of what could eventually comprise two dozen Indian undergraduates at Cornell. (May 6, 2009)
Cornell Library is sharing its expertise in digital imaging, preservation and management with the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Library Alliance to expand a digital history collection. (May 27, 2007)
Students, faculty and staff members had the opportunity to speak with senior administrators during a weeklong series of five 'Day Hall Talks Diversity' events around campus. (April 30, 2009)
Porus Olpadwala, professor of city and regional planning, will be the first professor and dean of Hans Bethe House, which opens officially in August 2007.
The Cornell Tradition, an alumni-endowed student recognition program at Cornell, has honored its own graduating seniors with recognition awards. (May 21, 2007)
Fourteen high school students from Cesar Chavez Charter High School for Public Policy in Washington, D.C., and a few of their parents, will travel to Ithaca, N.Y., to meet with a group of urban planning students and their professors at Cornell.