Students in the Minority Organization of Architecture, Art and Planning are engaged in field study and cultural immersion on a winter break trip to India.
The 'ShakesQueer' symposium brought more than 20 scholars to campus Sept. 25-27 to discuss their work and present bold interpretations of Shakespeare where few before have dared to tread. (Sept. 30, 2008)
The student-produced Cornell Journal of Architecture will feature conversations among architects and others in its its new issue. There is an accompanying exhibition Jan. 31-Feb. 4 in Sibley Hall. (Jan. 27, 2011)
Cornell President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes has just published "Earth: A Tenant's Manual," a book exploring planet Earth, from its place in the universe to the evolution of life on its land and in its seas.
President David Skorton prioritized faculty renewal in his State of the University Address June 9 during Reunion Weekend. He also announced that the naming of the new humanities building that will break ground in 2013.
Professors Barry Strauss, Peter Katzenstein and Matthew Evangelista discuss the implications of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at a roundtable discussion, sponsored by the Peace Studies Program. (Sept. 12, 2008)
Cornell President David Skorton read the Gettysburg Address and spoke of the power of oratory in persuading people, Sept. 6, at a kickoff event for Educate the Vote, Cornell's fall election series. (Sept. 8, 2008)
Two Cornell award-winning Cornellians working in entertainment offered alumni tips on what it takes to succeed in the entertainment Industry, Dec. 8, in New York City. (Dec. 11, 2009)
Jared Genser '95 founded Freedom Now to release prisoners of conscience around the world and has won the freedom of five prisoners from China, Vietnam, Burma, Pakistan and Egypt. (Dec. 8, 2009)
The Cornell Dance Program's second All-Years Dance Reunion, Aug. 29-31, kicked off the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts' 20th season. (Sept. 3, 2008)