In his new book, David Shoemaker, professor of philosophy, explores the need for spirited, sometimes prickly humor and the ethics that distinguish an innocent gibe from an offensive insult.
Derrick R. Spires, Edward Baptist, and Gerard Aching add their voices to a chorus of experts telling the story of how a man born into slavery around 1818 became an advocate for freedom for African Americans.
In person and online Nov. 9, thousands attended an interdisciplinary program of research presentations and music celebrated Carl Sagan’s legacy on what would have been his 90th birthday.
In “Transcending the Echo Chamber: Polarization and the Media,” distinguished alumni and Cornell faculty will explore the media’s role in the country's polarization, and what can be done.
Cornell University Library will present two events, a talk by advice columnist Amy Dickinson and an exhibit opening, celebrating psychologist and media personality Joyce Brothers ’47.
Vincent Brown, the Charles Warren Professor of American History and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, will deliver this year’s Reuben A. and Cheryl Casselberry Munday Distinguished Lecture April 17.