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Einaudi Center for International Studies

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

12:00 pm

Uris Hall, G08

How AI might be used in nuclear command and control is the subject of much discussion in national security circles. But this debate—important though it has been—obscures many other ways that AI could be used or should not be used across the entire nuclear weapons enterprise. (In this talk, the nuclear weapons…

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

South Asia Program

Migrations Program

Southwest Asia and North Africa Program

12:00 pm

Virtual

Join this info session to learn about 2026 Global Hubs Faculty Research Seed Grants offered by Global Cornell as part of our Global Hubs initiative. Info session attendees will learn about the grant opportunity and application tips through a short presentation and Q&A.

Through these seed grants, Cornell…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

4:00 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

"The Rise of OER in Language Teaching and Learning"
Fernando Rubio
Director of the Center for Language Study, Yale University

Compared with STEM fields, second language (L2) education has only recently begun to embrace open education and the new knowledge ecologies it produces. L2…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Institute for African Development

3:00 pm

Africana Studies and Research Center, Multipurpose Room (AFC 120)

Since the inception of Hollywood, U.S. media has often and continues to reduce Africa to singular stories about poverty, conflict, crisis, death, famine etc. overlooking the complexities that shape the continent and its people. What these media stereotypes fail to foreground are the complexities of the continent…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

12:20 pm

G08, Uris Hall

Chronic Kidney Disease of non-traditional causes (CKDnt) is among the first pathologies to be directly associated with climate change, and it has become a case study in the emerging field of “planetary health.” While its exact origins remain unknown, leading theories suggest that CKDnt is triggered by exposure to…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

South Asia Program

12:15 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Talk by Ann Gold (Religion, Syracuse University)

On March 1, 1968 my first husband and I, both college drop-outs, set forth on the now stereotypical overland journey from Europe to South Asia. We reached Pakistan in mid-April at the peak of the hot season, and walked across the border into India about three…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

South Asia Program

4:00 pm

A. D. White House

Please join us for a screening of the Pulitzer Center-supported film Democracy in Debt: Sri Lanka Beyond the Headlines (2024, 25 min) and a discussion about fostering and engaging cross-border, Southasian publics with producer Beena Sarwar, SAPAN, and Ronojoy Sen, National University of Singapore, moderated by…

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

Southwest Asia and North Africa Program

4:30 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Global Research Fellows are a new interdisciplinary research and professional development community at the Einaudi Center for advanced graduate students, Cornell postdocs, and visiting and local scholars. You'll find a community of fellow researchers with regional and international interests and a desire to…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Southeast Asia Program

12:15 pm

Kahin Center

Gatty Lecture Series

Join us for a talk by Brad Simpson from the University of Connecticut, who will discuss Indonesian politics and policies surrounding the New International Economic Order.

This Gatty Lecture will take place at the The Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave. Lunch will be served. For…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies

Institute for European Studies

12:00 pm

Clark Hall, 700

During the Cold War, the Smolensk Archive held the only collection of Communist Party documents available to Western scholars, becoming the foundation for generations of scholarship on Soviet history. Crucibles of Power returns to the Smolensk Region with fresh eyes and fresh sources. Prizewinning historian Michael…

Institute for African Development

12:30 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Learn more about this spring break opportunity that includes travel to Kigali, Rwanda, where students will deepen their knowledge of studio production techniques while engaging in vibrant cross-cultural musical collaboration. Open to songwriters, performers, producers, and audio engineers, the course centers around…

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 European Studies

South Asia Program

Migrations Program

Institute for African Development

Southwest Asia and North Africa Program

4:30 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Join us to learn about opportunities for undergraduate students with the Einaudi Center for International Studies. This session will discuss how to discover or strengthen global interests, including academic minors, guest lectures, summer research and travel experiences, and more!

Can't attend? Email…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

South Asia Program

12:15 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Talk by Ronojoy Sen (Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore)

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory in the Indian general elections for the third time at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, he ended his speech by chanting Bande (bow) several…

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

7:00 pm

Anna Comstock Hall (Latino Living Center)

Join us this year for Bienvenidos 2025! It will be an incredible time to learn more about the LatinX student organizations, resources, music, performances, and more! We hope you're ready to mingle and enjoy light foods/refreshments Party popper

Food Provided- RSVP required for food lineup!

Note…

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

Southwest Asia and North Africa Program

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…

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

4:30 pm

Uris Hall, G22

Come learn more about this spring opportunity with spring break travel, developed in partnership with Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), National University of Singapore (NUS), and as part of the Jeb E. Brooks School’s Global Policy Exchange Lab. This collaborative online international learning (COIL) and…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Southeast Asia Program

12:15 pm

Kahin Center

Gatty Lecture Series

Join us for a talk by Chiara Formichi, H. Stanley Krusten Professor of World Religions in the Department of Asian Studies.

This Gatty Lecture will take place at the The Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave. Lunch will be served. For questions, contact…

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

Southwest Asia and North Africa Program

12:00 pm

Clark Hall, 700

Please RSVP for the panel on Eventbrite.

Lunch will be served starting at 11:30 am.

U.S. foreign policies are changing dramatically, with profound implications for peace and security throughout the world. The administration of Donald J. Trump has broken with many decades of precedent by expressing…

South Asia Program

4:30 pm

Olin Library, 108

South Asia Librarian Kelsey Utne will introduce graduate students to resources available through the Cornell University Library for doing research on South Asia.

Einaudi Center for International Studies

East Asia Program

5:00 pm

Uris Hall, G08

Localizing Surrealism: A Cross-Cultural Study of Modern Taiwanese Poetry

超現實主義的在地化:台灣現代詩的跨文化研究

Speaker:

Cheng-Chung Liu, Professor and Chair, Department of Chinese Literature

National Taiwan University

This lecture will be delivered in Mandarin.

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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

Migrations Program

Southwest Asia and North Africa Program

11:00 am

Uris Hall, Terrace

International Fair showcases Cornell's global opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Explore the fair and find out about international majors and minors, language study, study abroad, funding opportunities, global internships, Cornell Global Hubs, and more.

The International Fair is…

Migrations Program

12:00 am

Mann Library, Gallery, Second Floor

Invasive Species: A Collaborative Exhibit is a meeting between art and science on the impacts of invasive species in New York State, and a call to every-day action.

The contributing partners to this show are visual artist Hovey Brock, the New York State Hemlock Initiative (NYSHI) and students from the…

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

5:30 pm

Klarman Hall, Atrium

Join us this summer to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you…

East Asia Program

3:00 pm

Stimson Hall, G25

Come to the LRC this summer to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

East Asia Program

Southeast Asia Program

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Institute for African Development

Institute for European Studies

South Asia Program

9:00 am

Africana Studies and Research Center

Please join the Cornell University Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and the South Asia Center at Syracuse University for the 2025 International Studies Summer Institute (ISSI)! ISSI is a professional development workshop for practicing and pre-service K-12 educators. This year we will explore the…

South Asia Program

3:00 pm

Goldwin Smith Hall, 132

Lecture by Naveeda Khan

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

2:00 pm

Johnson Museum of Art, Robinson Lecture Hall, Floor 2L

In conjunction with Cornell Reunion, join us for a special talk featuring Dr. Florencio Delgado, a leading scholar of Ecuadorian art and professor at Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador.

Fresh from his work consulting on the renovation of the Ancient Americas galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of…

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

4:30 pm

Virtual

This event has been postponed until fall 2025.

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Join the Einaudi Center and researchers from across campus for three-minute speed talks and community conversation on ways to organize and push back against fast-moving federal actions.

Speakers will jump off from interdisciplinary and…

Migrations Program

1:00 pm

Virtual

Through programs around the globe, the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health strives to sustain a healthier world by developing and implementing proactive, science-based solutions to challenges at the interface of wildlife health, domestic animal health, human health and livelihoods, and the environment…

Einaudi Center for International Studies

Southeast Asia Program

10:00 am

Rockefeller Hall, 374

A talk hosted by the Society for Buddhist Studies.

Even after his demise in 2013, S. N. Goenka’s vipassana meditation in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin continues to flourish as one of the most significant and influential meditation movements with a strong emphasis on non-sectarian, universal, and…