Five staff members were recipients of the new Individual and Management Excellence Awards and the President's Award of Excellence at an inaugural luncheon, May 9.
Events this week include the Mini Locally Grown Dance Festival, a lecture by Constitutional law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky and a concert by Boston singer-songwriter Amanda McCarthy.
The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, which administers the Fulbright program at Cornell, reports that a record 27 Cornellians have received awards in 2013-14.
Visiting Scholar Afrika Bambaataa spoke about his storied career as well as the culture, dance and ideology that led to the evolution of hip-hop on campus Nov. 27. (Nov. 29, 2012)
The Cornell International Summit: Hospitality, Real Estate and the Built Environment, in Shanghai April 20, attracted 275 Cornellians and friends to discuss the state of China's hospitality and commercial real estate markets.
At a conference on the quality of jobs at the ILR School Nov. 2-3, research suggested jobs are becoming more intense, particularly in the wake of staff reductions. (Nov. 23, 2011)
A two-day symposium, "American Society: Diversity and Consensus," will be held at Cornell Oct. 20-21, both to honor Robin W. Williams Jr., the Henry Scarborough Professor Emeritus of Social Science at Cornell.
In New York City March 28, a panel of theater critics, who honored this year's recipient of the George Jean Nathan Award from Cornell, blamed the Internet for the demise of theater criticism. (April 27, 2011)
Now in its third year, the Greek Leadership Academy at Cornell is being recognized for its value and importance by the student and faculty communities alike.
Cornell's Southeast Asia Program has been designated a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center and Foreign Language and Area Studies Center for 50 years. (April 23, 2009)