Fall 2023
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Day Hall Takeover- Ithaca
- Nov 16 and Nov 17, 2023 on Zoom and in person.
The Cornell Latino Alumni Association continues celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Day Hall Takeover on November 16th and 17th. Joining with student leaders, CLAA will host two panels with alumni and members of the Ithaca community who participated in this consequential event in 1993. The panels will showcase participants who were both inside and outside Day Hall for the duration of the peaceful protest. The sit-in was a pivotal event in Cornell history, as it brought about greater attention to Latinx students’ needs, drove enhanced support for students on campus and had ripple effects nationwide.
On Thursday, November 16th, students, parents and alumni will be meeting at Cornell University’s Latino Living Center (LLC) to create signs for the next day’s reenactment. On Friday November 17th, from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST two panels will be held in Cornell University’s Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room. Following this event, guests can join us at the LLC (10-minute walk) to participate in the annual student-led “Cafe con Leche” and the commemorative rally in front of Day Hall.
To attend in person, click here to register.
There will be a Zoom option for those who cannot be present in person. If you’d like to register for the livestream option, you can do so here.
The Demands of Justice: Enslaved Women, Capital Crime, and Clemency in Early Virginia, 1662-1865
- November 8, 2023 at 4:30-5:30pm at Olin Library 107 ( hybrid event)
A hybrid (in-person and livestreamed) Chats in the Stacks book talk with Tamika Nunley, associate professor of history, on her new book The Demands of Justice: Enslaved Women, Capital Crime, and Clemency in Early Virginia, 1662-1865 (The University of North Carolina Press, 2023).- To join the talk via Zoom livestream please register through the following link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KRSCUQdoSayzFrAdCaUm9w
Welcome to the Model Minority: a joint book talk by Mimi Khúc, Jim Lee (UC Irvine), and erin Khuê Ninh (UC Santa Barbara)
- Monday, November 6, 2023 at 4:30pm to 6:30pm at Physical Sciences Building, 120
More than simply a “myth” or a stereotype, the model minority is a racial form that brings with it very real expectations and consequences for Asian Americans. What kinds of harm are done when Asian Americans too often and too readily invest in the idea of the model minority? What will it take to undo this devastating ideal altogether? This panel brings together authors whose work examines the relationship between the model minority, health, and Asian American well-being.
Past Events
Asian Americans & Affirmative Action
- Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 4:30pm to 6:30pm at Malott Hall, 251
James A.M.E. Zion 190th Anniversary Events
- Saturday October 13 – 15 various location
Weekend events, including a gala, celebrating 190 years of existence of the St. James A.M.E. Zion Church
The 2023 Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture, Jamelle Boui
- Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 5:00pm to 6:30pm at Klarman Hall, KLRKG70
Jamelle Bouie, a columnist for the New York Times and former political analyst for CBS News, covers U.S. politics, public policy, elections, and race. Jamelle’s political instincts provide audiences with unique insight on the past, present, and future of our national politics, policy, and the state of race relations. Jamelle stimulates provocative, much-needed thinking on critical national affairs issues. He helps audiences analyze current events through the lens of human history and in the age of social media. He deftly illustrates how the past reveals itself in the present, and how policy-makers, citizen activists and cultural influencers can seize the power of information to make a difference.
Uncovering the Underground Railroad with Gerard Aching, Cornell University:
- Thursday September 7 at 6 pm; Southworth Library, 24 W. Main St in Dryden
Dr. Aching will explain how the Underground Railroad functioned in the United States and his work in Central and Western New York including the collaborative Underground Railroad Research Project, which entails field work and community engagement in Central and Western New York