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Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for African Development

11:15 am

115 Sibley Hall

Climate change is increasing exposure to extreme heat events across the African continent. Yet, no matter the country, many African communities lack information about how extreme heat impacts their populations, and few have the requisite resources to adapt to extreme heat under climate change. This talk will…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

Comparative Muslim Societies Program

East Asia Program

Southeast Asia Program

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Institute for African Development

Institute for European Studies

South Asia Program

Migrations Program

4:30 pm

Goldwin Smith Hall, G64

Join Einaudi Center and Brooks School researchers for three-minute speed talks and community conversation on our contemporary moment.

Speakers will jump off from interdisciplinary and international research, experiences, and world events to provide a fresh perspective on current U.S. politics and public…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

Comparative Muslim Societies Program

East Asia Program

Southeast Asia Program

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Institute for African Development

Institute for European Studies

South Asia Program

Migrations Program

4:30 pm

Mann Library, 100 and 102

Join the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies’ undergraduate global scholars for a showcase of their capstone presentations providing public commentary and perspectives on global democracy.

Undergraduate global scholars advocate for building democracy on campus and around the world. They have…

Institute for African Development

6:00 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

Come to the LRC to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for African Development

11:15 am

Sibley Hall, 115

IAD Spring 2025 Seminar Series:

In the 1960s and 1970s, in response to holdouts of colonial power in southern and Portuguese Africa, self-described African national liberation movements took form. These organizations engaged in military and diplomatic efforts to achieve independence, usually with the goal of…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for African Development

11:15 am

Sibley Hall, 115

African Integration Within the Imperatives of Neo-Liberal Globalism, Multipolarity and the African Union Agenda 2063: Can it be Feasible?

AGENDA 2063 is Africa’s blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the continent’s strategic framework that aims to…

Past Events

Institute for African Development

7:30 pm

Bailey Hall

Preserving her musical past, Sona Jobarteh innovates to support a more humanitarian future. The spirit of her musical work stands on the mighty shoulders of the West African griot tradition; she is a living archive of the Gambian people. Her singing and kora playing, while fronting her band, spring directly from…

Institute for African Development

12:30 pm

Lincoln Hall B20

Sona Jobarteh will join Cornell faculty members Catherine Appert, N'dri Assie-Lumumba, Judith Byfield, Naminata Diabate, and Victoria Xaka for a panel discussion about gender, culture, and development in Africa. The discussion is free with no tickets required.

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

East Asia Program

Southeast Asia Program

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Institute for African Development

Institute for European Studies

South Asia Program

Migrations Program

4:45 pm

Virtual

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…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for African Development

11:15 am

115 Sibley Hall

This presentation summarizes a new book analyzing the history of food security and agricultural development initiatives in post-colonial Africa and outlining a vision for future prosperity. The basic argument has three parts. First, development organizations and governments will only begin to seriously address food…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for African Development

11:15 am

115 Sibley Hall

In this presentation, I discuss how street traders’ associations in Harare (Zimbabwe) mobilize and organize to defend the interests of traders operating in a politically volatile and contested urban environment. I demonstrate how external political dynamics, and institutional constraints shape the strategies and…