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Center and Cornell provide refuge for scholars at risk

Cornell community extends a hand to academics who face violence or persecution in their home countries.

David Holmberg takes over as Fulbright advisor

The anthropologist and Nepal specialist replaces emeritus professor Gil Levine, who assisted students for 20 years.

Fulbright awardees set off for global destinations

Fourteen Cornell students and recent alumni receive grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

At International Fair, a world of possibilities on display

The event, at Uris Hall on August 30 from 11:30 to 2:00, showcases the many options for students to internationalize their Cornell experience on campus and abroad.

At summer institute, global scholars study English and more

Now in its 14th year, the English for International Students and Scholars summer course not only teaches language, but also culture, norms, and expectations.

Students conduct research in Asia with travel grants

Six grants from the Department of Asian Studies support projects on topics from fencing to trauma.

Conference explores best practices in intergroup dialogue

The annual meeting of the Einaudi Center-supported group drew about 130 participants from 37 institutions to campus.

Cornell co-hosts workshop on refugees in the classroom

Two-day meeting was designed to help K-12 teachers understand the needs of refugee students and cope with rising intolerance.

Conference keynotes highlight Cornell's partnerships in Asia

Talks by Hiro Miyazaki of the Einaudi Center, David Lodge of the Atkinson Center, and Ronnie Coffman of IP-CALS describe collaborative sustainability efforts.

Kaushik Basu begins term as head of International Economic Association

The C. Marks Professor of International Studies recently returned to Cornell after serving as Chief Economist at the World Bank.

Winners announced for 2017 "Imagining Energy Futures" competition

Students Reade Otto-Moudry, Kayla Aulenback, and Ashley Herzig take first prize for their story "Underground: Project Gaia."

Workshop: Teaching about refugees in a global context

The 2017 International Studies Summer Institute for K-12 educators and pre-service teachers takes place at Syracuse University on June 26–27.

Faculty panelists discuss immigration reform in America

The June 10 reunion roundtable was co-organized by the Einaudi Center and Cornell Mosaic.

Commentary: The World Bank in the era of Trump

Ravi Kanbur, the T. H. Lee Professor of World Affairs at Cornell, maps out a role for the bank in an essay for the Centre for Economic Policy Research.

Working group calls for citizen voice in planning for nuclear disasters

A joint working group of the Einaudi Center and Meridian 180 proposes a new transnational forum at an expert briefing in Brussels.

Fulbright-Hays fellowship leads to national dissertation award

Catherine Reyes-Housholder (PhD GOVT '17) won the 2017 Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association's Women and Politics section.

Video: The truth about the nuclear disaster in Fukushima

Former Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan delivers a Distinguished Speaker Series lecture before a packed house at Statler Auditorium on March 28, 2017.

Faculty panel to evaluate immigration policy under Trump

The June 10 alumni weekend roundtable features Sergio Garcia-Rios (government and Latino studies), Shannon Marie Gleeson (labor relations, law, and history), and Stephen Yale-Loehr (immigration law...

Cornell to receive $2.5 million in cybersecurity funding

The grant from the National Science Foundation will complement the work of the Einaudi Center's multidisciplinary Cybersecurity Working Group.

Conference celebrates Cornell leadership in Himalayan studies

"The Future of Nepal and Himalayan Studies at Cornell" also honored retiring anthropology professors and Nepal specialists Kathryn March and David Holmberg.

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