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/Nov09/ADWhiteProf.html William Forsythe, the newest A.D. White Professor-at-Large, is best known for using technology to explore the architecture of his dynamic, 21-century form of ballet. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:12:01 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/KatieBrown.html During a visit to campus Nov. 19, Katie Brown '85 drew on her experiences becoming an entrepreneur to inspire students to consider nontraditional career paths. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:56:11 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/WebsterHaydn.html Cornell's Department of Music is holding a four-concert Haydn Festival marking the 200th anniversary of the composer's death, with a diversity of works and a Nov. 21 lecture by James Webster. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:08:43 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/NYCRussian.html On the seventh annual trip to Brighton Beach, 33 Cornellians spent the day immersing themselves in Russian culture, including a performance by the acclaimed Russian National Folk Dance Ensemble. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:01:50 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/HaitiConference.html At a French studies workshop, 'History and the Experience of Haiti,' Nov. 14, speakers addressed how Haiti's history relates to universal history - the relationships of histories throughout the world. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:50:27 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/NabokovLecture.html Cornell will celebrate the publication of Vladimir Nabokov's final work, 'The Original of Laura,' with early sales of the book and a lecture by Nabokov biographer Brian Boyd. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:29:32 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/MellonMays.html Five Cornell undergraduates presented original research Nov. 7 at the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program's 2009 regional conference, for students from historically disadvantaged groups. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:44:05 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/WrathEssays.html The 10 students selected as winners of the 2009 New Student Reading Project essay contest will each receive $200 worth of books and have their essays published on the Reading Project Web site. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:57:32 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/LibeskindCover.html In a Nov. 4 talk, Daniel Libeskind described how his experiences growing up in post-war Poland, his immigration to America as a teenager and his identity as a Jew have shaped his architectural vision. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:56:03 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/canivetConstitution.html Institutional reforms passed in France in 2008 are the most significant in that country in many years, said Justice Guy Canivet at the Cornell Law School Nov. 2. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:15:40 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/current_month.raw http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/09/11_20_09.pdf http://www.news.cornell.edu/pages/Events.shtml