A.D. White Professor Lowery Stokes Sims, curator at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, spoke on curating the Global Africa Project March 29 at the Johnson Museum. (April 1, 2011)
Qi Wang, professor of human development, will receive the 2013 Outstanding Contribution to Research on Asian/Asian Americans award from the Society for Research on Child Development.
Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson and the Spiritual Voices out of New York City will headline the 28th annual Festival of Black Gospel at Cornell University, Saturday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall on campus. Admission for the performance is $4. Saturday's concert is just one of the features of this year's festival -- Friday, Feb. 20, to Sunday, Feb. 22 -- which include a three-on-three basketball tournament, the concert by the featured artists, the annual Mass Choir and a Sunday service. (February 16, 2004)
Events on campus this week include new exhibitions at the Johnson Museum, a look at gender roles in Shakespeare plays, readings by creative writing faculty and a conference focused on Colombia.
Tickets for Employee Celebration, slated for Oct. 13, are on sale for staff, faculty, retirees and their families, including athletic events, dinner and children's activities. (Sept. 5, 2012)
Kirby Edmonds, a Dorothy Cotton Institute senior fellow, will present the keynote address at a luncheon, Jan. 20, at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School. Librada Paz, council member of the western New York for the Rural and Migrant Ministry, will give an afternoon keynote at Ithaca College.
Events this week through the winter break include a holiday classic on stage, a webinar on green economy tips for policy makers, and student films and animation at Cornell Cinema. (Dec. 10, 2009)
Events this week include a public reception at the Johnson Museum, 'The Servant of Two Masters' onstage, a Literary Luncheon, new documentaries, 1950s school films and a debate on the financial crisis. (Sept. 10, 2009)
After no health plan rate increases in 2010, the endowed health plan premium will increase 6 percent in 2011, below the national average for increases. Enrollment period begins Nov. 1. (Oct. 20, 2010)