Cornell's Homecoming 2015, Sept. 18-19, begins with the inauguration of Cornell's 13th president, Elizabeth Garrett, and includes athletic and musical events and a 5k race to benefit the United Way of Tompkins County.
In his new book, Russell Rickford, assistant professor of history, looks at the impact of black national and Pan-African schools founded in the 1960s and 70s as part of the civil rights movement.
The university has set a new “Cornell Now” campaign goal of $5.75 billion to be achieved by December 2015, President David Skorton announced in his State of the University address Oct. 17.
A developer for the site of the current Maplewood Park Apartments and a pre-development agreement were approved at a trustee committee meeting Jan. 28, the first step in increasing affordable housing for Cornell graduate and professional students.
A recent School of Hotel Administration graduate is shedding light on a dark side of the hospitality industry: child sex trafficking. Giovanna Cavagnaro ’17 wrote her honors thesis on the largely underreported problem.