Christopher Reeve's mother, Barbara Johnson, unveils the plaque dedicated to her son at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Nov. 18, while John Foote, president of the Class of 1974, looks on.
Long before the so-called "lost generation" of 20th-century American writers in Paris unleashed their profound yet homesick talents on the world, two giants of 19th-century American letters had long since charted expatriate territory in body and soul.
Events on campus this week include alumni filmmakers presenting their work, a student-produced play about immigration, artist Lily Yeh, music and poetry, and Trevor Pinch on Robert Moog. (Oct. 20, 2011)
Alan H. Guth, the Victor F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be the Hans A. Bethe Lecturer at Cornell University. Guth will give a free, public lecture.
An overwhelming majority of Cornell University's teaching assistants, research assistants, graduate research assistants and graduate assistants have voted to reject representation by the United Auto Workers union.
Former death row inmate Rolando Cruz has rescheduled his appearance at the Cornell Law School for Thursday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. in Room G90 of Myron Taylor Hall.
The Cornell men's basketball team clinched its second-straight Ivy League title March 6 by defeating the University of Pennsylvania, 83-59. (March 8, 2009)
The Cornell community continues to be a welcoming place for women and minorities, Robert Harris, vice provost for diversity and faculty development, told the Cornell Board of Trustees on May 27. Other universities may be getting more press for increasing attention on diversity, Harris said, but Cornell's hiring and enrollment statistics show a consistent, positive trend toward attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and student body.
Members of the Cornell University Board of Trustees and Cornell University Council will arrive on campus Thursday, Oct. 18, for Cornell's annual Trustee/Council meeting.
The Alumni Association of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University will honor six alumni and two faculty members at the association's annual alumni awards banquet Friday, Oct. 2. The event will be held at Cornell's Statler Hotel.