Einaudi Center for International Studies
Trump Measures Make Life More Difficult for Immigrants — not just Undocumented
Marielena Hincapié, Migrations
Marielena Hincapié, distinguished immigration scholar, says Trump's latest order is “continued fearmongering and disinformation because, in fact, undocumented immigrants pay into Social Security but are never eligible to get those benefits.”
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How DOGE Led a ‘Hostile Takeover’ at the IRS to Use Taxpayer Data for Immigration Crackdowns
Shannon Gleeson, Migrations
Shannon Gleeson, professor of labor relations, law, and history at ILR, discusses the Department of Government Efficiency’s use of taxpayer data in immigration suppression.
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Foreign Investors may be Paring Back Role in U.S. Markets
Andrew Karolyi, SEAP
Andrew Karolyi, dean of the SC Johnson College of Business, says “There are a number of industry reports suggesting that there have been some outflows over the last week or so, most notably in the area of U.S. Treasuries and high-yield bond funds.”
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Trump to Host El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele at the White House
![U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a signing ceremony for the CSL Lease Extension with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, in San Salvador, El Salvador, July 21, 2019. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]](/sites/default/files/styles/extra_large/public/2024-02/48342167582_934208f597_c.jpg?itok=agDW4R-B)
Gustavo Flores-Macías, LACS
Gustavo Flores-Macias, professor of government, discusses Trump hosting El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, at the White House.
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Musk, Tesla Caught in Crosshairs of Trump Trade War with China
Sarah Kreps, PACS
“It’s almost like it’s the worst of all worlds that he put his neck out there, lost support from the domestic consumers of Tesla and now, because [the] tariffs are having this dismal effect in his other big market, which is China,” says Sarah Kreps, director of the Tech Policy Institute.
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America's Shadow Economy Shrinks Due to Deportation Fear
Patricia Campos-Medina, Migrations
Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director for The Worker Institute, explains what may occur if the construction, agriculture, hospitality, and retail industries lose workers.
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Why It’s Impossible for Most Small Businesses to Manufacture in the US
Eli Friedman, EAP
Eli Friedman, associate professor at ILR, explains why cost is an important reason why businesses choose to source from China.
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Myanmar’s Earthquake Exposes Political Fault Lines
Kyaw Hsan Hlaing, SEAP
“The junta has exploited past crises to reinforce its power—and it can do it again,” writes SEAP graduate student Kyaw Hsan Hlaing.
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Society for the Humanities: Spring Fellows' Conference on the theme of "Silence"
April 25, 2025
9:30 am
A. D. White House, Guerlac Room
Join this year's cohort of Fellows at the Society for the Humanities for presentations on work-in-progress on the 2024-25 focal theme of Silence. Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A. Open to the public.
Friday, April 25
Coffee and light refreshments: 9:30am
10:00am-11:30pm Panel 1
Migration to the Moon, and Other Theories of Avian Absence
Julia Laurel Mueller Society Fellow
Silent, Silenced, and Silencing: Black Deaf and Blind Education in the Jim Crow South
Jenifer Barclay Society Fellow
Transnational Historical Novels and Human Rights History
Cassie Falke Society Fellow
15-minute break
11:45am-12:45pm Panel 2
The Cold War, Capitalism, and the Color Line: Reading Silence in The Human Condition
Patchen Markell Faculty Fellow
Sounding Khmerican Life in Straight Thru Cambotown
Brian V. Sengdala Mellon Graduate Fellow
12:45pm-2:00pm Lunch
2:00-3:00pm Panel 3
C'Est Si Bon: The Queer Pas de Trois of Lorraine Hansberry’s “Chanson du Konallis”
Sara Warner Faculty Fellow
Is Yeshaya Silent-?-The Presence of the Jewish Dead
Jonathan Boyarin Faculty Fellow
15-minute break
3:15pm-4:45pm Keynote
Re-storying Silence: Mad, Deaf, and Disability Histories
Susan Burch
Professor of American Studies, Middlebury College
In this talk, Susan Burch traces some of the multivalent relationships silence has to institutionalization, institutionalized people, and to their kin on the outside. Centering on life stories and drawing on critical disability, Mad, and deaf history, she reveals wide-ranging meanings and functions of silences that cross generations and reach into the present day.
5:00pm Reception
This event will feature American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation.
Please contact adwhitehouse@cornell.edu for accommodations.
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The Elephants of Dzanga Bai - Photo and Sound Installation
Thursday, April 24 5-7pm
A.D. White House
“The Elephants of Dzanga Bai.” Photo and sound installation by Ivonne Kienast (K Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics) and Annie Lewandowski (Department of Music), in collaboration with the Society for the Humanities 2025-26 focal theme of "Silence" and the Annual Spring Fellows' Conference.
For more information visit: https://events.cornell.edu/event/the-elephants-of-dzanga-bai-photo-and-…
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Southeast Asia Program
Migrations Program
How to Conduct Research in Indonesia
April 22, 2025
6:00 pm
Presented by GETSEA and AIFIS
Are you a graduate student planning your first research trip to Indonesia? Join our event to learn about research permits, visas, and preparing for fieldwork.
Hear from experienced researchers sharing tips, insights, and lessons learned from conducting research across Indonesia.
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS:
Maho Ishiguro (Emory University)
Wendy Erb (Cornell University)
Annas Bentari (AIFIS)
Chris Hulshof (University of Wisconsin)
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Southeast Asia Program