The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Cornell $175,000 to offer a John E. Sawyer Seminar on the comparative study of cultures; it will focus on political will.
Roger Moseley and Lori Khatchadourian received Robert and Helen Appel Fellowships for Humanists and Social Scientists; Margo Crawford received the Robert A. and Donna B. Paul Academic Advising Award.
A $10 million challenge gift from Barton and Susan Winokur, both Class of ’61, is helping to launch a fundraising campaign in the College of Arts and Sciences that will support the creation of 15-25 new endowed positions.
The Association of Graduates in Theatre (AGIT) acts as a forum for students to share their scholarly work and artistic processes with campus. Submissions for its fall 2015 Playfest are due April 17.
Virtual events and resources at Cornell include a panel discussion on protests and democracy, a series of staff forums, virtual tours of Cornell Botanic Gardens and the Fall Creek gorge, and a new online gallery of art students' senior thesis projects.
A.O. Scott, chief film critic for The New York Times, will give the Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture Nov. 7 on campus and introduce "Sweet Smell of Success" Nov. 6.
Noliwe Rooks, associate professor of Africana studies, talked about the availability and quality of food, who gets it and where it's found in an April 10 campus talk.
The Mini-Locally Grown Dance Festival, May 3, 5 and 6 at the Schwartz Center, will feature a variety of styles and influences among its choreographers. (April 23, 2012)