The Department of Near Eastern Studies will offer a panel discussion, “Understanding Events in Israel – Palestine” from 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 in Room 165 of McGraw Hall (Note: Location has changed to allow for greater occupancy, but seating is limited)

Panelists will provide historical context for…

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program supports U.S. citizens to study, conduct research in any field, or teach English in more than 150 countries. Students who wish to begin the program immediately after graduation are encouraged to start the process in their junior year. Recent graduates are welcome to apply through…

Gatty Lecture Series

Join us for a talk by Nina Baker Capistrano, (Consulting Curator and Special Projects Consultant, Ayala Museum, Philippines), who will discuss reinscribing P’u-tuan (Butuan) in the metanarrative of Early Southeast Asia.

This Gatty Lecture will take place at the Rockefeller Hall…

Mitchell A. Orenstein, Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss how Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 changed Europe. It shattered any remaining illusions that the EU could achieve peaceful coexistence with Russia through greater…

The Cadre Journal presents a discussion with Thongchai Winichakul—former Thai student leader and historian—on the Thai social movement in the 70s, the rise of socialism and anti-imperialism, American influence over Thai politics, and the atrocities that followed.

About the October 6 Massacre

On…

The East Asia Program (EAP) offers one-semester fellowships for doctoral students working on East Asia-related projects, travel grants for graduate students conducting field research in China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, and a small number of East Asian language study grants.

At this info session, EAP…

This workshop is an interdisciplinary space for IES Graduate Fellows to present their research in progress.

Open to current Cornell graduate students and faculty.

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The seminar series for fall 2023 explores the future of African land, agriculture and food, digging into the contestations, conflicting and converging visions from a wide range of perspectives. How might land be used, valued and lived in, across cities, rural communities, forests, deserts and…

Join this walking tour around central campus to visit important sites that showcase the deep history between Cornell and China. Learn more about how modern Chinese language resulted from an overturned canoe in Beebe Lake, visit buildings of historical importance, and hear stories showcasing vibrant Cornell-China…

This information session for undergraduate and graduate students will provide more information on funding opportunities from the Institute for European Studies, as well as the requirements for the European studies minor.

Register here for in-person attendance, or here for virtual registration.

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CANCELLED--A legacy of the transatlantic slave trade, Brazil is home to the largest number of African descendants outside Africa and the greatest number of domestic workers in the world. Drawing on ten years of interviews and ethnographic research, Dr. Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman examines…

Department of History of Art & Visual Studies Pulse of Art History Lecture Series.

Join us for a talk by Lotte Hoek, (Professor of Cultural Anthropology, University of Edinburgh).

This Pulse of Art History talk will take place in Goldwin Smith Hall G22 and is co-sponsored by the South Asia Program…

The Einaudi Dissertation Proposal Development Program (DPD) supports 12 PhD students annually by offering seminars, workshops, mentoring sessions, and up to $5,000 for summer research. Applicants’ research projects must focus on global issues, but the proposed research setting may be international or domestic.…

The Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) gives students multiple ways to engage with Southeast Asia. Undergraduates who minor in Southeast Asian Studies are advised by SEAP faculty advisors who collaborate with them to construct a course of study based upon their area of interest. SEAP also runs the CU in Cambodia program…

Please join us for the 2023 Alice Cook-Lois Gray Distinguished Lecture. Our honored speaker is Amrita Basu, Amherst College's Domenic J. Paino 1955 Professor of Political Science, and Sexuality, Women's and Gender Studies. This year's lecture will be held in 423 King-Shaw Hall, ILR Conference Center…

The Cornell Classical Chinese Colloquium welcomes Xin Wen, Department of East Asian Studies, Princeton to lead this month's text-reading.

For much of China’s early and medieval imperial history, including the Zhou, the Qin, the Han, the Sui, and the Tang dynasties, Chang’an and the surrounding area…

This lecture, based on the book with the same title, presents a historical panorama of the Islamic and Catholic political-religious empires and exposes striking parallels in their relationship with the modern state. Drawing on interviews, site visits, and archival research in Turkey, North Africa, and Western…

Study abroad in Spain alongside Spanish university students in the beautiful city of Seville. Open to any major with special classes focusing on health and healthcare in fall and immigration in the spring. Immerse yourself in the community through local organizations and homestays. Director Eva Infante and returned…

This year the Korean Language Program at Cornell will host a community event "Korean Game Night" on 10/19 (Thursday) 6:30-8:00pm in PSB Atrium (245 Feeney Way) on Cornell campus. Open to the public and kids friendly!

There will be 5 stations of Korean games (hardboard battle from Squid Game,…

Learn about global summer interships from the Institute for African Development and Latin American and Caribbean Studies program, part of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.

Annual internships from these programs send undergraduate students to Ghana, Zambia, or Ecuador for 6-8 weeks over the…

Talk by Smita Lahiri

Official Hindi (my term) is a widely used linguistic register that owes its existence to state-sponsored language development in newly independent India. Ideologies projecting Official Hindi as “pure” and legitimate (shuddh Hindi) resonate with many groups, including both users and non-…

Gatty Lecture Series

Join us for a talk by Van Nguyen Marshall, (Associate Professor of History, Trent University), who will discuss the public lives of South Vietnamese people, Between War and the State.

This Gatty Lecture will take place at the Rockefeller Hall 374. Lunch will be served. For…

Stories of Queer Feminist Alliances in the Peacebuilding Movement

Lesbian feminist organizing has played a significant role in women’s peacebuilding work, including anti-war and abolitionist organizing. Yet women’s lesbian and queer identities as a part of their organizing are continually marginalized in the…

Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program (LACS) Public Issues Forum.

In 1979, the Caribbean island of Grenada became the first and so far only nation in the history of the English-speaking world to declare itself revolutionary, oust its elected government, and adopt socialist approaches. Visits from…

In this info session for graduate students, learn about Fulbright at Cornell.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides full funding for graduate and professional students conducting research in any field or teaching in more than 150 countries. Open to U.S. citizens only.

The Fulbright-Hays…

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The seminar series for fall 2023 explores the future of African land, agriculture and food, digging into the contestations, conflicting and converging visions from a wide range of perspectives. How might land be used, valued and lived in, across cities, rural communities, forests, deserts and…

Get connected with the Latin American and Caribbean Studies program (LACS) to learn more about undergraduate opportunities at this information session.

LACS offers an interdisciplinary minor, summer internships, summer language grants, and other funding opportunities. The undergraduate minor spans across…

A GETSEA Simulcast Film Screening

Join us to watch the film Above and Below the Ground, followed by a discussion with audiences across over 20 North American universities.

This is event is hosted by the GETSEA consortium, and co-sponsored by the Asian American Studies Program and the Southeast Asia…

Get connected with the Latin American and Caribbean Studies program (LACS) to learn more about graduate opportunities at this information session.

Opportunities include research funding like the LACS summer research grant, which provides between $500 to $1,500 for predissertation work in Latin America or the…

Whose Tianxia? Imagining the Great Qing in Post-Imperial China

Fei-Hsien Wang, History, Indiana University Bloomington

Cornell Contemporary China Initiative (CCCI) lecture series

How should the geographical and ethnic boundary of “China” be defined after the fall of the Qing Empire? Did China…