Elias was the Goldwin Smith Professor of English Literature and American Studies at Cornell, and a respected scholar in the field of American literature. He died Aug. 16 in Brookline, Mass. (Sept. 5, 2008)
Events on campus this month include free performances, lectures and concerts; new exhibitions at the Johnson Museum, wearable tech in the Jill Stuart Gallery and an exoplanet researchers' symposium.
Faced with a large budget cut, the department did what it does so well: got creative. The 'Performance and Media Model' will guide the reshaping of the department, giving students 'focus and flexibility.' (Aug. 19, 2010)
The recently endowed Charles T. Stewart '40 Fund for the College of Arts and Sciences will support the college in perpetuity. The fund was established in honor of Stewart, who passed away in January. (Sept. 2, 2008)
President David Skorton delivered the keynote address, 'Humanities: In the National Interest,' at the annual membership meeting of the National Humanities Alliance in Washington, D.C. on March 7. (March 9, 2011)
Events on campus include the Prague Philharmonic Choir in concert, writer Todd Miller on border issues, a Messenger Lecture by theater scholar David Román, and a social entrepreneurship institute.
Events this week include plays about love and sexuality, films about math and physics, Concerto Competition winners in concert, and a Community-Supported Agriculture Fair.
David Yearsley, professor of music, will reprise some of J.S. Bach's Trio Sonatas March 8 to kick off an inaugural celebration of the new $2 million baroque pipe organ in Anabel Taylor Chapel. (March 2, 2011)
Choreographer and A.D. White Professor-at-Large William Forsythe's visit to campus March 3-11 will feature his choreographic installation 'Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time' in Rand Hall. (March 1, 2012)
The University of Colorado Law School will host a conference Sept. 5 honoring Cornell Professor Emeritus Alfred Kahn. Thirty years ago, Kahn spearheaded the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. (Aug. 13, 2008)