New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered a funny and thoughtful Convocation address May 26 that drew historical parallels between the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 and today. (May 26, 2012)
Scholars and collectors interested in African art have long focused their attention on traditional works -- particularly the wooden sculptures and ethnographic artifacts that may be seen in today's Western museums and are described in mainstream art history textbooks.
The Festival of Black Gospel marks its 35th anniversary in Ithaca Feb. 24-26, with a weekend of free events at the State Theatre, Cornell and Ithaca College.
Jules Kroll '63, founder of Kroll Inc., the investigative firm that located Saddam Hussein's riches hidden abroad, spoke on campus Oct. 21 about fighting international corruption. (Oct. 23, 2008)
Cathy Dove, vice president of Cornell Tech in New York City, has been named the 10th president of Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks. The first female president of Paul Smith’s, she will begin her new position Sept. 1.
Classics is considered one of the original collaborative programs because of its multidisciplinary scope. Professor of classics Sturt Manning, who joined the Cornell faculty in January, takes that notion even further afield --…
The late Barclay Gibbs Jones -- a mentor, prolific scholar and visionary professor of planning at Cornell for more than 35 years -- was honored by alumni and colleagues Dec. 1 in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning…
A Charter Day Weekend panel explains how the famous "Six Degrees of Separation" experiment has led to new understanding of networks across a variety of disciplines.
A Charter Day Weekend panel discussion explored how technological shifts, and changes in how audiences consume information, have affected the worlds of media and journalism.