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Einaudi Center for International Studies

Cornell University

The Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) was founded in 1950 to promote the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge about countries, cultures, and languages of the region. It is one of the world’s greatest concentrations of expertise on Southeast Asia. The U.S. Department of Education continuously recognized SEAP as a Title VI National Resource Center from 1958 until 2026, when federal changes ended NRC funding.

Highlights

The top of the Fall 2026 Gatty poster, featuring the text "Ronald and Janette Gatty Lecture Series"

Gatty Lecture Series

Full list of Fall 2026 talks now available.
A graphic featuring the text "Breakdown and Recognition."

SEAP Graduate Student Conference

Abstracts due July 15.

News

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2026-2028 GETSEA Mentoring Clusters Now Open

Applications due October 1

As Indonesia’s New Capital Rises, the Sounds of Borneo’s Rainforest Are Changing

Wendy Erb, SEAP/Migrations

Animal Studies of Southeast Asia

GETSEA Fall Mini-Course

Events

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International Fair

11:00 am

Uris Hall, Terrace

Cornell Winter Program in Cambodia Info Session

4:45 pm

Rockefeller Hall, 374 (Asian Studies Lounge)

Tropical Polar Bears: A Story of Militarization, Oil Industrialization, and Singapore

12:15 pm

Kahin Center

Bridging the Local and the Global: How Can Scholars of International Relations Benefit from Expertise on Southeast Asia and Vice Versa?

12:15 pm

Kahin Center

Academics

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Junior Resident Fellows Program: Summer in Cambodia

Study Abroad Opportunity
Engage in advanced research and cultural exchange in Cambodia with the Junior Resident Fellows Program.

Southeast Asian Summer Studies Institute (SEASSI)

Program
Earn two semesters of language credit at SEASSI this summer!

Asian Studies Minors

Minor
Minor in East Asian studies, South Asian studies, Southeast Asian studies, or Sanskrit studies—with support from Einaudi's programs.

M.A. in Asian Studies

Master's
This program is designed for students who did not major in Asian Studies as undergraduates or who want more work in language and area

Publications

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Vagrants and Outcasts

Jely A. Galang

Southeast Asia Program

Memoirs of Phạm Duy, a Vietnamese Musician in a Turbulent Century

Eric Henry

Southeast Asia Program

Artistic Art Histories in Southeast Asia

Roger Nelson

Southeast Asia Program

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