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Government

‘The devil is in the details’ for NYC solitary confinement ban

A&S Communications

Today New York City Councilman Daniel Dromm is set to introduce a bill that prohibits solitary confinement as a means of punishment. On Friday, the New York City council will hold a hearing on the proposed bill, fast-tracking the process to stop the controversial practice.

Physics

Physics professor advances breakthrough research on black hole paradox

Cornell Chronicle

Tom Hartman has discovered a mathematical technique for calculating the physics of a black hole.

Government

Middle class actually enables autocrats in post-Soviet countries

Cornell Chronicle

Rosenfeld spent more than a year doing research in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

English, Creative Writing Program

Pulitzer-winning writer and professor Alison Lurie dies at 94

Cornell Chronicle

Professor Emerita of English Alison Lurie, the award-winning and critically acclaimed writer who set some of her fiction on a campus with a striking similarity to Cornell’s, died Dec. 3 in Ithaca. She was 94.

Comparative Literature, Latina/o Studies

South Asia, Latin America ‘flashpoints’ of global care markets

Cornell Chronicle

The global south has been a vital resource for the sustenance of life and care.

Government

H.R. McMaster to speak on America’s standing and security Dec. 8

A&S Communications

Former National Security Advisor, H.R. McMaster, Lt. General, U.S. Army, retired, will speak to the Cornell community about foreign policy, national security and America’s standing in the world. The virtual event will be held on Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. Registration is required.

Government

Maduro election victory a clear sign of Trump's failure

A&S Communications

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory after congressional elections this week, consolidating power in the National Assembly, Venezuela’s last remaining independent political institution. Many influential opposition leaders boycotted the election.

Performing & Media Arts

“Off-Campus/On Screen" films have encore presentation Jan. 24

A&S Communications

Morales is excited to be a first-year student at Cornell, but she’s experiencing her first semester online from her apartment in the Bronx. Her parents have lost their jobs, so she and her sister are working part-time to support the family. And she’s tired of hearing other students say “we’re all in the same boat,” because, frankly, her boat seems a lot less seaworthy than many of her classmates.’

Student experiences

“Zoomed-out”: extracurricular life in the time of COVID-19

Cornell students adapted to changing circumstances, as they improvised to sing, dance, make art and build things together.

Student experiences

Race and racism across borders

Global Cornell

The collection, assembled by Global Cornell, includes prose, poems and visual art submitted by Cornell students and alumni.