College of Arts and Sciences announces 2026 Klarman Fellows
The 12 early-career scholars will pursue research in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
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Cornell Cinema unveils diverse, collaboration-driven spring lineup
From midcentury melodramas to speculative visions of technology and the human body—and even a French coming of age story about crafting world class cheese—Cornell Cinema’s spring season offers a varied plate.
Doris wins Gittler Award for contributions to social psychology and ethics
A leading proponent of interdisciplinary approaches to moral psychology exploring questions of character, virtue and agency, John Doris writes about a movement to inform moral philosophy with psychological research, as well as the other way around.
In Praise of Sage Chapel, East Hill’s beloved house of worship
Built in an era when the University was under fire for being nonsectarian, it offers respite from a bustling campus.
Prof John Doris wins APA Award for Scholarly Contribution in Philosophy
Congratulations to Philosophy professor John Doris. He was recently awarded the 2025 Joseph B. Gittler Award from the American Philosophy Association. Read more here https://www.apaonline.org/general/custom.asp?page=2025prizes-f#gittler_award
At age 90, a singer, collector, and scholar of folk music goes digital
After a long career onstage and off, Ellen Stekert ’57 is focused on preservation—releasing songs from her vast archive on Bandcamp.
A Philosophy Major Walks into a Football Locker Room.......
I know it sounds like the setup to a joke: a philosophy major walks into a football locker room.....
From Cornell Sports/CornellBigRed.com :
On fall Saturdays in Macomb, Ill., the town felt small enough that every face was familiar and every story overlapped with your own.
It's the kind of place where your pediatrician might also be your teammate's mom, where the local circuit court judge doubles as your Scout leader, and where a soccer team can grow up together from first grade through senior year without changing much more than jersey sizes.
"Small-town America really made me who I am," senior sprint football place-kicker Sumner Roberts said. "Everyone knows everyone. You can't fake it. You learn to be authentic."
Your November 2025 reads
This month’s titles featured in Cornellians include poetry, a famed restaurateur’s memoir, and a chronicle of the 1929 stock market crash
Philosophy events
Feb
27
Friday
03:00 PM
Colloquium: AI and Ethics, Jen Semler (Cornell Tech)
Goldwin Smith Hall
G64
Mar
06
Friday
03:00 PM
Discussion Club: Lara Buchak
Klarman Hall
G64
Mar
20
Friday
03:00 PM
Mar
20
Friday
03:00 PM
Discussion Club: Nomy Arpaly (Brown University)
Klarman Hall
G64
Apr
06
Monday
04:30 PM
Discussion Club: Luara Ferracioli (Sydney)
Goldwin Smith Hall
G22
Jul
03
Friday
12:00 AM
Nov
11
Wednesday
12:00 AM
Veterans Day - Classes Held
Campus-wide
Ethics & Public Life
The Cornell Program on Ethics and Public Life promotes interdisciplinary learning about morally central questions concerning public policies and social, political and economic processes.