Musicologists from universities across the U.S., Canada and Europe will honor James Webster on the occasion of his 70th birthday, at a Cornell conference and festival Oct. 26-28. (Oct. 17, 2012)
Merging the past, present and future, the Cornell Symphony Orchestra, the Cornell Chorus and the Cornell Glee Club performed a concert tailored for the sesquicentennial, "My Cornell: A Celebration of Words."
Four scholars with Cornell connections looked at a revolution in humanities teaching, research and subject matter at a Charter Day Weekend panel April 25.
Events on campus include free concerts, exhibitions of art quilts and of craft brewing in New York state past and present, stargazing and a paleontology symposium.
A Sept. 7 conference on campus titled “Speaking to Power in Latin and Greek Literature” brought scholars from around the world to honor Cornell classicist Fred Ahl.
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is one of the most important speeches in history, said Professor Allen Guelzo, of Gettysburg College, in Bailey Hall July 30. And for very good reasons, he said.
Beginning in November, Chinese librarians will come to Cornell to learn from library specialists how to preserve and protect valuable books. (Oct. 5, 2012)
Professors N'Dri Assie-Lumumba and Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo have each received the 2010 Distinguished Africanist Award from the New York State African Studies Association. (April 15, 2010)
Event this week include the annual Vet College Open House, a series of Spanish-language "city films," Southeast Asian Language Week, a debate on free speech and the return of the Farmers' Market at Cornell.