Cornell Rewind: The influence of Eleanor Roosevelt

Many people have contributed to Cornell University’s rich history, and one key contributor – never a student, alumna or professor – was Eleanor Roosevelt.

'Sweet Cornell' ice cream evokes sesquicentennial

Evoking the charm of swaying corn growing on an upstate farm and recalling 150 years of agricultural science, students in Food Science 1101 developed an ice cream worthy of Cornell’s sesquicentennial: Sweet Cornell.

Panelists debate: Is democracy the end of history?

Twenty-five years ago public intellectual Francis Fukuyama ’74 wrote an essay called “The End of History.” A campus panel Nov. 18 challenged many of Fukuyama's premises.

Cornell Rewind: 'Above all nations is humanity'

Organized by Modesto Quiroga, Cornell’s Cosmopolitan Club first met Nov. 10, 1904, in Barnes Hall, with 60 students attending. For the next five decades, the Cosmopolitan Club fostered international awareness and elevated peaceful thoughts.

Contests ask undergrads to write, film Cornell stories

A pair of contests is seeking undergraduates willing to explore and share their Cornell experiences in the form of an essay or a video.

Activists, Vietnam veterans share memories at teach-in

The two-day sesquicentennial event, “Vietnam: The War at Cornell," Nov. 10-11, brought former students, faculty and staff back to campus to discuss Cornell in the late 1960s.

Fukuyama '74 speaks at democracy panel Nov. 18

Public intellectual Francis Fukuyama ’74 will reflect on the 25th anniversary of his landmark essay, “The End of History,” in a Nov. 18 campus event.

Employee Celebration warms hearts on cold day

More than 50 students from five student groups, in addition to Cornell senior administrators and other employees, volunteered at Employee Celebration, which hosted about 3,200 Cornell employees, retirees and their families.

Latin American studies leaders to gather Nov. 8

Three former presidents of the Latin American Studies Association will join current LASA president Debra Castillo at a symposium on campus Nov. 8.