In his new book, "The Death of Caesar: The Story of History’s Most Famous Assassination," Barry Strauss says Caesar's propensity for taking risks led him to the Roman Senate on the Ides of March, the day of his assassination.
The relationship between law enforcement and minority communities was viewed through the lens of hip-hop music at a panel discussion in Ithaca Feb. 20, "WOOP WOOP! That's the Sound of da Police!"
Events this week include a Laurie Anderson evening at Cornell Cinema; a romp through Shakespeare at the Schwartz Center; 'The Vagina Monologues,' and a book talk on reverie in Victorian novels.
Events this week include music for experimental instruments, whales and chimes; architect and A.D. White professor Brinda Somaya; artist and fashion designer Ruby Chishti; and author Viet Thanh Nguyen.
Emeritus professor Marty Hatch discusses the roles food pantries play in communities such as Brooktondale and Caroline and how the United Way in supporting them.
Five students will spend the 2008-09 academic year studying in Germany as a result of winning prestigious fellowships from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and the Cornell/Heidelberg Exchange. (May 5, 2008)
Faculty members and writer Amara Lakhous discussed the status of Muslims in Europe in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in France. It was the first of two discussions organized by the Einaudi Center.
British fashion designer Helen Storey brings some of her innovative work in art and science to campus Sept. 12-24 as the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design's first designer-in-residence.
The spring 2015 Schwartz Center schedule includes famed choreographer William Forsythe at the “Sensation, Desire, and the Moving Body,” conference and Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie."