Institute for European Studies
Voices of Resilience
May 2, 2026
7:00 pm
Alice Statler Auditorium
"Voices of Resilience" is a lecture-recital event, with 8 operatic performances and 5-10 embedded speeches on the role of music in peace-making. Held in collaboration with a Ukrainian classical voice non-profit, the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, and the Institute for European Studies, the event will uplift underrepresented Ukrainian composers in classical opera and educate about culture, poetics, narrative, migration, and peace pedagogy through musical performance.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Institute for European Studies
Migrations Program
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Information Session: Laidlaw Scholars Leadership & Research Program
January 6, 2026
11:00 am
The Laidlaw Scholars 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 twenty universities worldwide.
At this session, we'll share more information about the program, including independent international projects with the Einaudi Center’s trusted partners around the world for the summer 2026 leadership-in-action portion of the program, and tips for writing a successful application. Applications are due January 12, 2026.
Register here. Can’t attend? Contact programs@einaudi.cornell.edu.
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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
Southwest Asia and North Africa Program
Information Session: Laidlaw Scholars Leadership & Research Program
December 16, 2025
2:00 pm
The Laidlaw Scholars 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 twenty universities worldwide.
At this session, we'll share more information about the program, including independent international projects with the Einaudi Center’s trusted partners around the world for the summer 2026 leadership-in-action portion of the program, and tips for writing a successful application. Applications are due January 12, 2026.
Register here. Can’t attend? Contact programs@einaudi.cornell.edu.
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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
Southwest Asia and North Africa Program
Claire Clifford-Langenek
Student Administrative Assistant
Claire Clifford-Langenek is a junior Archaeology major and European Studies minor and works as a student administrative assistant for the Institute of European Studies. She also holds a Cornell Tradition Fellowship.
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New York’s Wealthy Warn of Tax Exodus After Mamdani’s Win. It's Not Likely.
Cristobal Young, IES
Mayor-elect Mamdani promised to raise NYC's income tax on the rich. Sociologist Cristobal Young (IES) explains his data showing millionaires rarely migrate over taxes.
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US Terror Label in Venezuela Deepens Risk for Oil Companies
Nicholas Mulder, IES
Nicholas Mulder, a Cornell University professor, provides analysis on increased legal risk for companies interacting with Venezuelan state-owned entities following the US terrorist designation.
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Cities Made a Bet on Millennials — but Forgot One Key Thing
Mildred Warner, IES/LACS
Mildred Warner, a Cornell University professor of city and regional planning, discusses how exclusionary zoning and political resistance hinder family housing in cities.
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IES Luigi Einaudi Distinguished Lecture: Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate
April 28, 2026
12:00 am
TBD
IES Luigi Einaudi Distinguished Lecture
Further details TBA.
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Einaudi Center for International Studies
Institute for European Studies