http://www.news.cornell.edu Arts and Humanities scholarship and events at Cornell en-us (C) Cornell University ws21@cornell.edu http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/CCAawards.html The Cornell Council for the Arts announced painter James Siena '79 will receive the 2009-10 Eissner Artist of the Year Award, and Dorian Bandy '10 the annual Cornell Undergraduate Artist Award. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:14:02 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/ByfieldASA.html Judith Byfield, Cornell associate professor of history and Africana studies, will serve in 2009-10 as vice president of the African Studies Association, an international group of scholars. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:27:55 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/YarrowReunion09.html Famed folk musician Peter Yarrow '59 celebrated his 50th Cornell reunion June 5 by leading a group of alumni in songs and remembrances of a folklore course known in the 1950s as 'Romp-n-Stomp.' Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:15:19 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/KrasikovRohrprize.html Sana Krasikov '01 has won the 2009 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, worth $100,000, for her debut short story collection, 'One More Year.' Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:23:03 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/KammenBook.da.html In 'Part and Apart: The Black Experience at Cornell, 1865-1945,' historian Carol Kammen pieces together a picture of African-American student life in the university's first 80 years. Thu, 28 May 2009 20:02:59 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/publicdomain.ws.html Users are no longer required to seek permission to copy and use public domain material digitized by Cornell University Library. Thu, 28 May 2009 20:00:44 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/milsteinFollow.da.html Dean Kent Kleinman announced the building's approval to the College of Architecture, Art and Planning's Class of 2009 at the college's ceremony on the Arts Quad following Commencement May 24. Sun, 24 May 2009 19:14:14 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/milsteinStatement.html President David Skorton issued a statement May 24 following board of trustees actions that included moving forward with construction of Paul Milstein Hall and the Johnson Museum's extension. Sun, 24 May 2009 13:05:08 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/Spartacus.da.html The history professor's new book on one of the most famous conflicts in ancient history sheds light for the first time on the slave rebellion, the rebels' tactics and why they were ultimately defeated. Wed, 20 May 2009 14:28:15 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May09/Islandia.gg.html Islandica, first published in 1908, is available online to the scholarly community in a searchable, open-access format and in print. The series is an extension of the library's Fiske Icelandic Collection. Mon, 18 May 2009 18:19:08 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/current_month.raw http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/09/05_29_09.pdf http://www.news.cornell.edu/pages/Events.shtml