A play titled "Root Map," developed in Cornell's Bodies at the Border distance learning class, is an international collaboration of academics and artists from around the world.
Sophocles' tragedy "Oedipus (Tyrannus)," translated and directed by professor of classics Frederick Ahl, will be performed on campus Nov. 10-12 by students in Ahl's course Ancient Theatre Performance.
Anxiety, distrust, rigged elections, polarization, demographic change and racial resentment are all themes surrounding America’s 2016 presidential election, according to a Nov. 1 panel discussion.
Two books by Lanre Akinsiku, a recent graduate of the Department of English's MFA program in fiction and a Cornell lecturer in English, earned top honors from the New York Public Library.
Fashions worn by prominent women and everyday unsung heroes, including Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s collars and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's shoes, are featured in “Women Empowered: Fashions From the Frontline,” a new exhibition opening Dec. 6 at Cornell’s Human Ecology Building.
Events this week include jazz concerts by Alicia Olatuja and campus and Ithaca ensembles; Darwin Days talks; Valentine's Day films, Oscar nominees and a documentary on Bill Nye '77.
"Lincoln’s Unfinished Work," Cornell University Library's newest exhibition, marks the 150th anniversary of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and features a copy of the amendment signed by Abraham Lincoln.
In his new collection of short fiction, "See You in Paradise," J. Robert Lennon relates stories of American life with surreal humor and dystopian fantasy. Lennon is an associate professor of English at Cornell.
For more than two decades, Vivian Zayas '94, associate professor of psychology, chased Ultimate Frisbee from Cornell’s campus to international championships on the semi-pro club circuit, all the way to the Ultimate Hall of Fame, which inducted her in October.