A Sept. 4 symposium, inspired by letters found in the Cornell University Library archives, drew on many Cornell connections to intellectual history. (Sept. 7, 2012)
Events this week include films for Valentine's Day; Messenger Lectures on the food industry with investigative journalist Michael Moss; photography in Hartell Gallery and a United Way giving day.
Robert Isaacs has been appointed director of choral music in the Department of Music effective July 1. He will oversee all four choirs at Cornell and conduct the Cornell Glee Club and Chorus.
When he learned that Running to Places, an Ithaca youth theater company, was staging “Fame,” founding cast member Joel Malina offered to join them for some rehearsals and to share his experiences with the cast.
Events this week include the BEAR Walk and Fair in Collegetown, a 95th birthday tribute with James McConkey, violin sonatas in Barnes Hall and Dean of Students candidate forums on campus.
The Cornell Concert for the Arts 2016 Biennial will feature artist-in-residence Pepon Osorio and work by faculty and students, focused on creating empathy in contemporary art and culture.
Robert Morgan, a poet, fiction writer and Cornell professor, discussed his Daniel Boone biography at the first Literary Luncheon, Sept. 25. Helena Maria Viarmontes will be the guest speaker Oct. 15. (Oct. 1, 2008)
Former Society for the Humanities fellows who have influenced pedagogy, research and trends in humanities scholarship will return to campus for a two-day conference Oct. 31-Nov. 1.