Seemingly against the odds in a tough economic year, this year's Cornell reunion classes and graduating senior class broke records in making gifts to support the university.

Members of the classes ending in "4" and "9" returned to campus for lectures, concerts, fun and games.

David Harris, deputy provost and vice provost for the social sciences, spoke about the need for continuous attention to diversity issues in his talk in Malott Hall June 6.

The Cornell Native American Alumni Association Reunion Iroquois Social celebrated the sustainable approaches that indigenous peoples have played in caring for Earth.

Despite a year of unprecedented uncertainty and complexity, Cornell remains a 'beacon of hope,' said President David J. Skorton in his State of the University address June 6 in Bailey Hall.

Ratan Tata '59, chairman of India's Tata Group, presented the new $2,500 Nano minicar and addressed 'Corporate Social Responsibility in the 21st Century' with President David Skorton June 5.

When it comes to the endowment, 'the crisis has passed' and 'fantastic' opportunities are just ahead for investing capital, says Cornell's chief investment officer in a reunion talk, June 5.

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.'

'An Abrahamic Dialogue,' on June 5 in Kennedy Hall, brought together an Episcopal bishop, a rabbi and a Muslim scholar, all associated with a 'movement' that seeks to encourage people of different faiths to talk and listen to each other.

Returning to campus this week for Reunion Weekend, Jerry Alpern will celebrate the 60th anniversary of his Class of 1949 graduation and seven decades of ILR School memories.