The Cornell Mature Students Association will present "Back-2-School 2002," a seminar and recruiting event for mature students and potential mature students, in the Memorial Room of Cornell University's Willard Straight Hall from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 22. "There has never been a better time for mature students --- those over 24 -- to come back to school," said Zoe Cohl, vice president of the campus student group that is composed of about 20 older or "nontraditional" students. The event is designed for people who are considering a variety of higher education options. "With a softened economy, enhanced educational opportunities and a stronger commitment to diversity, mature students have found this to be the perfect moment to reformulate their lives and increase their marketability through higher education." (September 16, 2002)
Sheila C. Johnson, philanthropist and co-founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), will give a public address on the Cornell University campus Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 4 p.m. in the Statler Hotel Ballroom. Johnson's address is part of the Moses and Loulu Seltzer Lecture Series at Cornell and it is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the talk. Both events are sponsored by Cornell's university-wide Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise Program. (September 9, 2003)
Speaking at the inaugural meeting of Bill Clinton's Clinton Global Intiative University in New Orleans on March 15, President David Skorton provided an outline for how universities can make a difference through committed action. (March 18, 2008)
The Cornell Higher Education Research Institute is hosting its first higher education policy conference Oct. 15 and 16 on campus. All sessions are in the ILR Conference Center, rooms 105 and 120, and are open to the Cornell community.
Native Americas journal, the award-winning publication of Akwe:kon Press at Cornell's American Indian Program, has been awarded a $25,000 grant by the Educational Foundation of America.
The annual Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony at Cornell will be awarded for the third time at a ceremony on April 28, at 3 p.m. at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. Orpheus M. Williams, a senior in human ecology and co-leader of Peer Educators in Human Relations will receive this year's $5,000 award.
The American pater familias has come a long way from "Father Knows Best" to deadbeat dad, house hubby and "main squeeze." To find out just how far, scholars tracking the movements of the elusive modern sire and his manifold forms…
Pilar ParraImmigrants often find it difficult to find transportation because cars are expensive and drivers' licenses cannot be obtained without immigration documents. Taxi services have been organized by immigrants in some of…
Jason Koski/University PhotographyDavid Skorton chats with CIT employees Shelley Ruth and Greg Busby following his address in Statler Auditorium, Sept. 25.
Just call him "David."
In his first full address to Cornell staff in…