Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist Paula Vogel returns to campus April 12-13 for a conversation and concert reading of her most recent play, “Indecent,” and to receive her doctorate.
The "Goldwater: Autopsy of a Hospital" exhibition in Milstein Hall, features photography of the Roosevelt Island landmark that stood on the site of the Cornell Tech campus.
To commemorate its 150th anniversary, Cornell Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections sponsored a faculty panel discussion and a reading of the Gettysburg Address by President David Skorton Nov. 19.
Robert Morgan discusses 'Lions of the West' April 12 in Olin Library; the book tells the story of the settling of the American West through its colorful characters and historical anecdotes. (April 10, 2012)
On Oct. 28 Interim President Hunter Rawlings led a faculty panel discussion, "My Parents Say I Can't Study That: Helping Students Find Their Intellectual Home in an Era of Parental Skepticism."
Robert Morgan opened In A Word, a new series of talks by creative writing faculty, Nov. 19 with "History and Fiction: The Growth of an Artist – Harper Lee's 'Go Set A Watchman'."
A week after winning the Oscar for best original song, the rapper/actor/activist Common spoke to 1,300 Cornell students in Bailey Hall March 2 on secrets to success.
Peter Hohendahl, professor of German studies and of comparative literature, will be honored with the conference, 'Literature and Criticism in the Public Sphere,' April 29-30 at the A.D. White House. (April 13, 2011)
Professor Scott Tucker has announced that he will leave Cornell to become the artistic director of the Choral Arts Society in Washington, D.C. (April 3, 2012)