Institute for African Development
Community College Internationalization Fellowship
Faculty and academic staff of any discipline at two-year institutions in Upstate New York can prepare students to become global-minded citizens, collaborating with Cornell’s area studies programs and the South Asia Center at Syracuse University.
Information Session: Latin American Studies Minor
October 9, 2024
5:00 pm
Uris Hall, G08
The undergraduate minor in Latin American Studies spans across disciplines and allows you to explore the history, culture, government, politics, economy and languages of Latin America and the Caribbean. Qualifying courses can be found in many of the colleges.
Can’t attend? Contact lacs@cornell.edu.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.
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Program
Einaudi Center for International Studies
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
East Asia Program
Southeast Asia Program
Institute for African Development
Institute for European Studies
Migrations Program
Information Session: Laidlaw Research and Leadership Program
October 2, 2024
5:00 pm
The Laidlaw Undergraduate 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 internationally focused research, develop leadership skills, engage with community projects overseas, and become part of a global network of like-minded scholars from more than a dozen universities. We’ll also share tips for approaching potential faculty research mentors and writing a successful application.
Register for the virtual session.
Can’t attend? Contact laidlaw.scholars@cornell.edu.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.
Additional Information
Program
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
Information Session: Laidlaw Research and Leadership Program
October 1, 2024
5:00 pm
Uris Hall, G08
The Laidlaw Undergraduate 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 internationally focused research, develop leadership skills, engage with community projects overseas, and become part of a global network of like-minded scholars from more than a dozen universities. We’ll also share tips for approaching potential faculty research mentors and writing a successful application.
Can’t attend? Contact laidlaw.scholars@cornell.edu.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.
Additional Information
Program
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
Information Session: Global Internships
September 17, 2024
5:00 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Go global in summer 2025! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.
Additional Information
Program
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
Information Session: Undergraduate Global Scholars Program
September 4, 2024
5:00 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Undergraduate Global Scholars are student leaders in the campus community. This competitive fellowship program is open to students from all colleges and majors with a passion for big global questions and speaking across differences. The Global Scholars program provides a toolkit of resources for weighing challenging questions and builds your practical skills in public debates. For the 2024-2025 school year, Scholars will bring their skills as writers, scholars, activists and artists, poets, hands-on practitioners, and more to study and promote democracy building. By the end of the program, you'll be an active global citizen and champion for social impact.
Applications are due Friday, September 20.
Can’t attend? Contact programs@einaudi.cornell.edu.
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The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies hosts info sessions for graduate and for undergraduate students to learn more about funding opportunities, international travel, research, and internships. View the full calendar of fall semester sessions.
Additional Information
Program
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
Ag Solution Can Boost Senegal’s Economy While Battling Parasite
Chris Barrett, IAD/SEAP
“We’ve demonstrated in small-scale, researcher-managed trials that we can reduce disease vectors, get people healthy and boost agricultural productivity,” said Chris Barrett, the Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Professor of Applied Economics and Management in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and professor in the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.
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Nicolas van de Walle (1957-2024)
Leading African Politics Scholar Dies at 67
Van de Walle served as Einaudi director from 2004-08 and contributed decades of award-winning work on African politics.
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Dr. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela wins the 2024 Templeton prize, one of the World’s Largest Individual Lifetime Achievement Awards
Dr. Gobodo-Madikizela is a professor and South African National Research Foundation’s Chair in Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma and the Director of the Center for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest at Stellenbosch University. Her work on the processes of trauma and forgiveness in post-apartheid South Africa constructed a globally recognized model for social healing in the aftermath of conflict, a model she calls “the reparative quest.”
Dr. Gobodo-Madikizela was the Institute for African Development Distinguished Africanist Scholar for fall 2016 and at the time served as a senior research professor in trauma, memory, and forgiveness at the University of the Free State.
Her DAS lecture during her Cornell visit: What Does it Mean to be Human in the Aftermath of Historical Trauma? A Quest for the Empathic Witness
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Farming with a Mixture of Crops, Animals, and Trees is Better for the Environment and for People
Rachel Bezner Kerr, IAD
"Having looked at multiple different contexts – including mixed maize in Malawi and cocoa agroforestry in Ghana – we can say that diversified agriculture is a promising avenue to bring about more sustainable food production," says Rachel Bezner Kerr, professor of Global Development.