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Events

SAP hosts a weekly seminar series.  For the Fall 2026 semester, we are hosting in-person events, typically at 12:15 pm Mondays in G08 Uris Hall. All events are open to the public. All times Eastern (New York) Time.

Videos of many past events are available on our YouTube playlist.

Our annual Tagore Lecture in Modern Indian Literature features an author from South Asia or its diasporas. We also partner with Cornell student organizations to bring South Asian musicians, dancers, and other artists for campus performances.

Upcoming Events


4:30 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Go global in summer 2027! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.

Applications are open now.

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12:15 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Talk by Rishad Choudhury (History, Oberlin College)

This talk surveys Islam’s emergence as an “imperial religion” in the Indian Ocean empire of the British Raj. Scholarship on colonial Islam has largely told a story of resistance: European empire as a provocation, and Pan-Islam as the insurgent reaction. By…

3:30 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

"AI Safety for the Global Majority"
Aditya Vashistha
Assistant Professor of Information Science and Director of the Cornell Global AI Initiative, Cornell University

AI safety is often framed around alignment failures, existential risk, or misuse by powerful actors. Yet for much of the…

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. The program is open to graduate students, recent graduates, and young professionals. Undergraduate students who wish to begin the program immediately after graduation are…

5:00 pm

Virtual

The Laidlaw Leadership and Research Program promotes ethical leadership and international research around the world—starting with the passionate leaders and learners found on campuses like Cornell. Open to first- and second-year students, the two-year Laidlaw program provides generous support to carry out…

10:00 am

Arts Quad

Cornell World Languages Day is a free annual event highlighting the importance of language learning, cultural awareness, and global literacy. WLD invites middle and high school students from the greater community to campus, showcasing the opportunities for language learning and international studies at Cornell.

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12:15 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Talk by Nikhit Agrawal

Since 2015, when the Paris Agreement was adopted, agriculture has gained prominence in global climate negotiations, both as a source of greenhouse gas emissions and as a potential contributor to reducing them through carbon storage and sequestration. In the past decade, hundreds of…

4:30 pm

Physical Sciences Building, Baker Portico & Atrium

Meet Cornell's Laidlaw scholars and Global Interns at our fall showcase. They'll present their undergraduate international summer experiences, including hands-on research and leadership-in-action.

The International Research Showcase is hosted by the Einaudi Center for International Studies and…

12:00 pm

Virtual

Go global in summer 2027! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.

Applications are open now.

Can’t attend? Contact…

12:15 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Talk by Anaar Desai-Stephens (Music, CUNY)

In this talk, I explore how Bollywood songs have become a powerful medium for dreaming, striving, and self-making in twenty-first-century India. Once dismissed as escapist fantasy, Bollywood’s emotionally charged songs now serve as tools for self-transformation in…

4:30 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Take your learning to the next level with minors from the Einaudi Center for International Studies and our programs. In this session, you'll learn about three international minors that can help you expand your global knowledge. View a full list of minors.

European Studies
Explore Europe’s past,…

12:00 pm

Uris Library, 311

Please join us for the Media Studies Colloquium in Uris Library 311. Lunch provided. Graduate students welcome.
Pre-circulated reading will be available at https://cornell.box.com/v/MSColloquiumReadings.

The film cut and visual bond as anti…

12:15 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Talk by Meghna Chaudhuri (History, Davidson College)

In this talk, I will present research that clues us into reframing the agrarian in colonial, and early post-colonial South Asia - as not merely a space where material production of grain and food occurs but as a key site of experiments with finance capital…

4:00 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

"Designing Language Courses for Healthcare: Development, Implementation, and Lessons Learned (Spanish and Bangla)"
Brisa Teutli and Razima Selim Chowdhury
Teaching Professors, Cornell University

This joint presentation explores the development and implementation of two Languages for…

4:30 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Go global in summer 2027! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.

Applications are open now.

Can’t attend? Contact…

12:15 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Talk by Courtney Murdock (Entomology, Cornell University)

Mosquito-borne diseases remain one of the world’s most pressing public health challenges yet predicting where and when outbreaks will occur is becoming increasingly difficult as our climate and cities change. In India, rapid urban growth, rising…

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. The program is open to graduate students, recent graduates, and young professionals. Undergraduate students who wish to begin the program immediately after graduation are…

4:30 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Go global in summer 2027! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.

Applications are open now.

Can’t attend? Contact…

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. The program is open to graduate students, recent graduates, and young professionals. Undergraduate students who wish to begin the program immediately after graduation are…