The theme of this year's event was 'Worker Power and the '08 Election: Is Change for Real?' and despite the absence of a keynote speaker due to an emergency, events were well attended. (April 21, 2008)
The President's Council of Cornell Women's Affinito-Stewart Grants Program has awarded research grants to seven assistant professors to help them complete research important in their tenure process.
A memorial service for Kenneth A.R. Kennedy, the "father of human paleoanthropology" in South Asia and 41-year Cornell faculty member, will be June 14 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Ithaca.
Events this week include "Eurydice" at the Schwartz Center; the 2016 Local Fair at Mann Library with local food, fiber products and crafts; and International Education Week events and exhibitions.
Michele Moody-Adams, vice provost for undergraduate education, has announced that she has accepted the positions of dean at Columbia College and vice president for undergraduate education.
In July President David Skorton visited Ethiopia to congratulate graduates of the inaugural class of Cornell's MPS degree program in international agriculture and rural development at Bahir Dar University. (Aug. 14, 2009)
More than 50 years ago, a Cornell mission to a small village in Peru made profound changes, some good, some bad. Today, Cornell may help the community again. (July 23, 2009)
The Community Partnership Board, a program of the Cornell Public Service Center, is beginning its 2004-05 funding year by announcing the availability of grants for grassroots community service projects. The board grants some $25,000 annually to service projects developed between Cornell students and community agencies. In the 13 years since the board's inception, more than $100,000 has been awarded to students for student and community developed service projects. The Community Partnership Board seeks to foster leadership and social responsibility by encouraging students to take action against social problems. The board assists students in developing grassroots community action projects and administers grants funded in part by the Cornell Student Activities Fund and the Public Service Center. Up to $2,000 per project per year is available in funding. (September 13, 2004)