The Alan T. and Linda M. Beimfohr Lecture series will bring intellectuals to campus to address issues related to faith in a pluralistic society. Historian John Sommerville will give the inaugural talk Oct. 12. (Oct. 3, 2011)
Kent Kleinman, the Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, has been appointed to a second five-year term as dean, beginning July 1, 2013.
Creating community partnerships and developing new techniques to share information are key ways that Cornell and other U.S. universities can help developing countries, says Vice Provost Alice Pell. (May 28, 2009)
Professor David Feldshuh will develop a training model for teachers based on performance techniques, as a Menschel Distinguished Teaching Fellow working with the Center for Teaching Excellence. (March 24, 2011)
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)
First-year architecture students have been busy preparing for the annual spring rite of Dragon Day. Their hard work as a class will culminate in a parade through campus Friday, March 18 at 1 p.m. (March 17, 2011)
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)
Paul Sawyer, professor of English, launched the Plantations' Fall Lecture Series with a talk about John Ruskin, the 'first ecologist,' Aug. 29. (Sept. 4, 2012)
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)