Bill Courtney, an assistant coach at Virginia Tech who also helped George Mason to mid-major prominence, replaces Steve Donahue, who accepted the head coaching position at Boston College in early April. (April 23, 2010)
Basil S. Markesinis, a former visiting faculty member in comparative law at Cornell Law School, is the matchmaker behind the gift of the Cornell Center for Documentation on American Law to the Cour de cassation. (July 17, 2007)
Serving in the Peace Corps is not only life-changing, but it also stands out on resumes, said five former Peace Corps volunteers, March 2 in a Barnes Hall. The event was part of Peace Corps Week. (March 4, 2010)
In a July 8 lecture at Cornell, Amy Dickinson said her background and her strong family network have given her the expertise she needs to write the syndicated advice column 'Ask Amy.' (July 9, 2009)
A former bus driver who rose through the ranks of several mass-transit agencies has been named the first general manager of TCAT, the Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit system. The appointment of Rodney Ghearing is effective today (July 8).
Two senior associate deans will guide the department as it expands its faculty, and as the African and African-American Studies graduate field defines a new Ph.D. program.
Members of the Cornell University chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) returned from the society's Eastern Technical Career Conference in Philadelphia Oct. 20-23 with an armload of prizes. (November 9, 2005)
On Sept. 30 the board of trustees approved the appointment of Elizabeth Garrett, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Southern California, as Cornell’s next president. Garrett, who will be the first woman to lead the university, will assume the presidency July 1, 2015.
Sandra M. Gilbert '57, the first M.H. Abrams Distinguished Visiting Professor at Cornell, will speak along with Abrams on literary topics Jan. 29 at 4:30 p.m. in Goldwin Smith Hall.