Cornell's American Indian Program is offering its students a chance to participate in an upcoming United Nations forum on indigenous issues. The program also has strengthened support for students and scholars. (March 25, 2009)
Marc Zawel, former managing editor of the Cornell Daily Sun, will return to his alma mater Thursday, Oct. 13, to talk about the national release of his first published work.
Cornell's Africana Studies and Research Center marks its 40th anniversary with exhibitions, symposia and other events celebrating its history and considering the future of the field it pioneered.
About 57 years after Cornell opened, Willard Straight Hall opened its doors Nov. 18, 1925. The building, bustling with music, dance and club meetings, achieved instant success and a richer student social life unfolded.
Events on campus this week include original comedy and dance performances, documentaries on musician Kathleen Hanna and British coal miners, and gypsy repertoire by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
The Center for Transformative Action (formerly CRESP) at Cornell has created the Performing Arts for Social Change, an initiative to make a social impact through theater, music and dance. (June 26, 2008)
Events on campus this week include a workshop on advocacy and interactive media, Islam Awareness Week, a day for entrepreneurs and lectures on Facebook, friendship and community and 'Porgy and Bess.' (April 5, 2012)
An interfaith delegation from Cornell explored religious and cultural sites in Turkey on a 10-day trip in May, gaining insight from interaction with Turkish people of various faiths. (July 13, 2009)
A peaceful political resolution to the civil war in Nepal should boost enrollment in the Cornell-Nepal Study Program, Cornell Abroad's only campus-administered program. (May 13, 2008)