The two-day event features performances of Farrenc’s chamber music on historical instruments, a reimagining of the salon culture in collaboration with the Johnson Museum of Art, and scholarly presentations.
The novel, published anonymously in 1605, is "a very funny critique of court life that resonates for anyone dealing with very hierarchical institutions in which the exercise of power is often inscrutable and seemingly random,” says professor Kathleen Perry Long.
Five professors from across campus will advocate that their discipline is the most important to save for the future in the annual Apocalypse Debate, sponsored by Logos, the undergraduate philosophy journal and club.
Cornell faculty, staff, students and community members celebrated the 95th birthday of Toni Morrison, M.A. ’55, by unveiling a new historical marker in front of 513 N. Albany St., where she lived while in graduate school.
A new class, Disagreement, co-developed by Arts and Sciences Dean Peter John Loewen, helps students learn how to confront and move through disagreements at work, at home, in their communities and in society.
After a winter break to regroup and recharge, faculty, students, and staff return to campus and to the open questions, conversations, and explorations that will drive the work of the semester ahead.
The fate of Russia’s forests will affect the whole world, according to a new book from a Cornell researcher who has spent years studying the forest and its significance in Russian history and culture.
“The Future of Language Advocacy” on Nov. 15 will feature Cornell Translator Interpreter Program founders Fatema Sumar ‘01 and alumna Joyce Muchan ‘97.