Events
Professor Sarah Cadieux (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Thursday, February 20 | 2:30PM ET | Online and Open to the Public
Microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment, with over 11 billion metric tons of plastic projected to accumulate in the environment by 2025. The presence of microplastics has been reported in air samples and drinking water with the human health effects…
This exhibit is created by students who were enrolled in HIST 2452/6452 – Dress, Cloth and Identity in Africa and the Diaspora with Professor Judith Byfield and in collaboration with the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection. It builds on the insightful scholarship produced by Joanne B. Eicher and Sandra Lee Evenson who argue that dress is more expansive than clothing. Dress they argue is…
Join Cornell Dining for our take on traditional dishes of the African Diaspora as we celebrate Black History Month all over campus throughout February.
On February 20th, Cook House Dining Room features a Kenyan menu.
Check Cornell Dining Now for hours and menus at each dining room. Black History Month dinners are elsewhere on campus all month.
Sponsored by Black Students…
Join us for a conversation about Arthur Jafa’s Love is the Message, The Message is Death, a video work that explores Black identity, history, and culture in America. The exhibition will remain open before the program begins in order to give visitors opportunities to view the work, which has a short running time of 7:25 minutes. Following the conversation, visitors are welcome at a reception in…
Join Cornell Dining for our take on traditional dishes of the African Diaspora as we celebrate Black History Month all over campus throughout February.
On February 20th, Rose House Dining Room features a Nigerian menu.
Check Cornell Dining Now for hours and menus at each dining room. Black History Month dinners are elsewhere on campus all month.
Sponsored by Black Students…
Join Cornell Dining for our take on traditional dishes of the African Diaspora as we celebrate Black History Month all over campus throughout February.
On February 20th, Keeton House Dining Room features a Haitian menu.
Check Cornell Dining Now for hours and menus at each dining room. Black History Month dinners are elsewhere on campus all month.
Sponsored by Black…
Before social media, before #BlackTwitter, there was nineteenth-century Black print. “We struggle against opinions. Our warfare lies in the field of thought,” proclaimed the 1847 National Convention of Colored People held in Troy, NY. Black Print draws on Cornell’s rich Africana Rare and Manuscript Collections to highlight the many ways Black Americans have used print and the press as spaces…
This exhibit is created by students who were enrolled in HIST 2452/6452 – Dress, Cloth and Identity in Africa and the Diaspora with Professor Judith Byfield and in collaboration with the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection. It builds on the insightful scholarship produced by Joanne B. Eicher and Sandra Lee Evenson who argue that dress is more expansive than clothing. Dress they argue is…
From 1914 to 1942, Cornell’s Department of Home Economics and later, New York State College of Home Economics, received federal, state, and private funding to create extension programs and scholarships for Hodinǫ̱hsǫ́:nih women. These programs sought to improve family life through scientific research, which largely disregarded Indigenous perspectives and needs. Despite this, the archival…
Cafecito con Questions is a collaboration between Cornell University Library and the Office for Latinx Student Empowerment. Enjoy coffee, pan dulce and crafts while meeting Cornell librarians, learning about resources, asking questions, and suggesting future workshop topics. Drop in as your schedule allows!