A conference Oct. 22 on campus will draw alumni back to talk about the changing role of liberal arts majors in the job market. It is planned by students for students. (Oct. 13, 2011)
Cornell University Library has launched the Ernie Paniccioli Photo Archive, a digital collection chronicling hip-hop music and culture from the 1980s to the mid-2000s.
Provost Michael Kotlikoff and Deputy Provost John Siliciano will co-chair the search committee for the next Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean of Cornell Tech. The committee will begin meeting immediately to develop a position announcement.
A new humanities building will soon provide a gateway to the Arts Quad, President David Skorton announced Oct. 21 at the Trustee Council Annual Meeting, to recognize the vitality and importance of the humanities at Cornell. (Oct. 21, 2011)
Vocalist Bobby McFerrin, President David Skorton and Cornell faculty members in music, medicine and psychiatry will consider the role of the arts in mental health June 2-3 at the New York Public Library. (May 26, 2011)
Vincent Boudreau, Ph.D. ’91, initially thought he would study African politics. Then he walked into a class taught by Professor Benedict Anderson, an expert on the politics, history and languages of Southeast Asia.
Events on campus this week include Cornell Library's Punkfest: "Anarchy in the Archives;" song cycles performed in Klarman Hall and the Johnson Museum; and a gathering of robotics enthusiasts.