The warming of lakes in the Adirondacks, the death of long-time benefactor and alumnus Ratan Tata ’59, B.Arch. ’62, and the retirement of Martha E. Pollack as president were among the most-viewed Chronicle stories of 2024.
The first-ever group of Undergraduate Global Scholars at the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies are writers, artists and researchers with a common goal – to speak up for global free speech.
“Botticelli’s Banquet,” an Italian Renaissance-themed dinner held April 23 in Keeton House, featured Tuscan-inspired ingredients and a customizable, house-made pizza – evoking the period’s newfound freedom of expression.
Reflecting on his time on campus as this year's Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist during the university's Freedom of Expression theme year, David Folkenflik '91 says "freedom of expression isn't at its most potent as an issue or principle when it's easy. In some ways, it matters most when it’s hard."
From April 10-12, ice cream aficionados will get several opportunities to taste and vote on their favorite of three new student-developed flavors, crafted to help celebrate “The Indispensable Condition: Freedom of Expression at Cornell.”
A team of mostly first-year students created Brewing CommuniTea, an Earl Grey tea ice cream with caramel swirls and buttery shortbread pieces inspired by Cornell’s theme year.
Former ACLU president Nadine Strossen discussed First Amendment issues with Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff and a panel of student leaders on April 29 in Willard Straight Hall.
In her decade researching the topic, Kate Starbird, has witnessed the spread of unintentional misinformation and the growth of deceptive, organized disinformation campaigns that have metastasized throughout social media platforms.
Students sparred over whether promoting freedom of expression in the workplace drives innovation and improves business, or interferes with decision-making and results in gridlock, during a debate and discussion held Feb. 7 in Ives Hall.