Please join us in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Medieval Studies Program at Cornell University. Our celebration will include a roundtable discussion of the program's history, honors for the charter members of the program, and a keynote address by Don Randel (Chairman of the Board of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences).

Monday, May 9, 2016

Kaufman Auditorium, G64 Goldwin Smith

3:30 – 3:45

Opening Remarks, David S. Powers, Program Director

3:45-4:30: Roundtable Discussion on the Establishment and Early Years of the Program

Alice-Colby Hall (Romance Studies)

Arthur Groos (German Studies)

Thomas Dana Hill (English)

4:30-5:00: Ceremony Honoring Charter Members of the Program

Brian Tierney (History)

Jim John (History)

Alice-Colby Hall (Romance Studies)

5:00-6:00:

Keynote Speech

Don Randel (Chairman of the Board of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences)

“What’s the Middle Ages Got to Do with It?”

6:00-7:00

Reception in Klarman Atrium