Amara Lakhous spoke on campus Nov. 4 about his experience as an immigrant. and his book “Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio,” the 2014 New Student Reading Project selection.
Tamara Loos, associate professor of history and an expert on gender and sexuality in 19th-century Siam, has consulted on an upcoming revival of "The King and I" at Lincoln Center.
To clarify the 'seemingly contradictory realities' inherent in Cornell's budget, President David Skorton held a town hall meeting March 16 to discuss the university’s slim operating margin with faculty, students and staff.
Kevin McGovern '70, chairman and CEO of McGovern Capital and a founder or key shareholder in more than 15 companies, has been named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2007. He will be honored on campus during the Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration.
Greg Morrisett, the Allen B. Cutting Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University, has been named dean of Computing and Information Science. A former member of the Cornell faculty, he will assume his new post July 1.
Mohsen Mostafavi, dean of Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning since 2004, will be leaving Cornell to become dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Design in January of 2008. (Aug. 10, 2007)