Key pioneers of hip-hop, including DJ Afrika Bambaataa, will return to campus April 14-15 for an academic and musical symposium on the origins and lasting impact of the cultural movement. (April 7, 2011)
Festival of Scholarship, on the eve of the inauguration of Martha E. Pollack as Cornell's 14th president, showcases the work of more than 30 student groups.
Humanist Geoffrey Harpham, the M.H. Abrams Distinguished Visiting Professor, lectured on “The Pryvat Spyrit of America, from Dissent to Interpretation” Nov. 13.
Cornell is a big place. Students find niches within the larger community, and musicians are no exception. Music shapes the experiences of thousands of alumni who are a special population of Cornellians.
As part of a Getting to Know Europe outreach project via Cornell, students at South Seneca Middle School are 'e-pals' with Polish and Slovakian students and using their art motifs in their own work. (March 29, 2011)
Events on campus include late night performances at the Schwartz Center, soprano Dawn Upshaw at Barnes Hall, a jazz concert with John Funkhouser '89 and a reading by writer Luis Urrea.
Senior Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences David R. Harris will be Tufts University's next provost and senior vice president, effective July 1. (March 28, 2012)
Summer events on campus include Shakespeare plays at Cornell Plantations; a free concert and lecture series; and classes and workshops at the Johnson Museum.