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Grand Challenges Symposium seeks to ignite campus-wide dialogue
The Nov. 8-9 meeting focuses on the world's greatest challenges and Cornell's role in addressing them.
Haitian dance band offers workshop Sept. 28
RAM Haitian Dance Band combines Haitian Vodou and folkloric traditions with other musical influences. Anthropology PhD candidate Elena Guzman will also speak about her fieldwork.
East Asian animation fest comes to Cornell Cinema
The three-film series (Sept. 24-27) celebrates the centennial of the Charles W. Wason Collection on East Asia at Cornell University Library.
Exiled writer to speak at Voices of Freedom event
Kanchana Ugbabe, Writer at Risk in Residence at Fordham University, will read from her fiction and discuss the stories women tell to cope with displacement and violence on Oct. 4 in Ithaca.
Article: Randy Forsberg and the quest for peace
An essay for the International Day of Peace grew out of a Reppy Institute workshop on the legacy of the antinuclear campaigner.
Human rights lawyer and geographer to visit as Distinguished Africanist Scholars
Kenyan Maina Kiai and South African Sophie Oldfield will meet with students and faculty and give seminars on the sustainable development goals and inclusive growth.
Language Resource Center offers talk on language learning abroad
The Sept. 28 lecture, “Language Learning in Intercultural Encounters Abroad,” features Celeste Kinginger of Penn State University's department of applied linguistics.
Latest issue of student international affairs journal now online
The Spring 2018 issue of the student-run Cornell International Affairs Review features articles on China, Egypt, the Philippines, and Iran.
French film festival comes to Cornell Cinema
Eleven films, made from 1928 to 2017, will be shown in October and November, thanks to Cornell Cinema, the Tournées Film Festival, and the Department of Romance Studies.
Annual fair a hit with globally minded students
The 2018 Cornell International Fair drew students from 55 departments in eight colleges and schools.
Registration open for North East Universities Development Consortium conference
The development economics meeting will be held this October 27 & 28 on the Cornell campus, with an opening reception Friday evening, October 26.
Jeffrey Sachs to speak on American democracy
The Einaudi Center is cosponsoring a talk by the Columbia University economist and UN adviser on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. in the Statler Auditorium.
South and Southeast Asia Programs named National Resource Centers
The prestigious four-year grants from the U.S. Department of Education will support language instruction, outreach to teachers, international partnerships, and study abroad opportunities.
Iftikhar Dadi and Elizabeth Dadi launch "Tilism" exhibit
South Asia Program director Iftikhar Dadi teamed up with Elizabeth Dadi on a series of large-format photographs of tiny plastic toys, on display August 20–September 26, 2018.
New semester, new faces, new opportunities
Vice provost Wendy Wolford provides an update on the new term and the search for a new Einaudi Center director.
University organizes fair to advance global learning opportunities
The Aug. 29 event features 110 tables representing departments, international studies programs, study abroad opportunities, and language programs.
Cornell grad wins Peter Katzenstein Book Prize
Stephen Nelson (2009) was cited for his book The Currency of Confidence: How Economic Beliefs Shape the IMF's Relationship with Its Borrowers. He teaches at Northwestern University.
Turkish scholar finds refuge at center
Simten Coşar, a political scientist who studies the relationship between academia and the state, left during a 2016 crackdown on intellectuals critical of the government.
‘Paths to Peace’ explores legacy of antiwar campaigner
A seminar, panel, workshop, films, new book, and art exhibits ponder the antiwar and antinuclear movements 37 years after Randy Forsberg led the country's largest rally.
IAD seminars to explore sustainability and inclusion
Thirteen seminars this fall will tackle the complex issue of sustainable development and inclusive growth. Thursdays at 2:30 in G08 Uris Hall.- 1 of 21
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