Events
We bring voices from around the globe to the Ithaca campus to go beyond the headlines and foster dialogue. Explore our upcoming and past events.
Upcoming Events
5:00 pm
Cornell Cinema
A selection of short films screened at the Festival de Cine Libanés 2026 in Mexico City. Q&A with Festival Director Ginger Jabbour and select filmmakers to follow the screening.
The Prison (Syria), Directed by Shaam Joli, 14 minutes
Based on a true story, The Prison follows a young Syrian student…
5:00 pm
A. D. White House, Guerlac Room
ALMOG BEHAR was born in Netanya in 1978. He is a poet, novelist, translator, researcher and scholar. Behar lives in Jerusalem, and teaches in the Department of Literature at Tel-Aviv University about the connections between Hebrew and Arab literatures, the connections between the Jewish Liturgical poetry traditions…
4:30 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Go global in summer 2027! 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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12:15 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Talk by Rishad Choudhury (History, Oberlin College)
This talk surveys Islam’s emergence as an “imperial religion” in the Indian Ocean empire of the British Raj. Scholarship on colonial Islam has largely told a story of resistance: European empire as a provocation, and Pan-Islam as the insurgent reaction. By…
4:45 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Talk by Marc Herman (Humanities, York University)
In this book talk, Marc Herman discusses his new book, After Revelation: The Rabbinic Past in the Medieval Islamic World. This book demonstrates that medieval Jewish legal thought was forged in dialogue with various and competing schools of Islamic law.…
4:30 pm
Physical Sciences Building, Baker Portico & Atrium
Meet Cornell's Laidlaw scholars and Global Interns at our fall showcase. They'll present their undergraduate international summer experiences, including hands-on research and leadership-in-action.
The International Research Showcase is hosted by the Einaudi Center for International Studies and…
4:45 pm
Goldwin Smith Hall, G22
ICM Lecture Series
Fall 2026
FADI A. BARDIWIL (Duke University)
The Institute for Comparative Modernities is pleased to welcome Fadi A. Bardiwil back to campus as we host a lecture about his current research, "Difference and Power: Thinking with Talal Asad and Edward Said"
BIO…
12:00 pm
Virtual
Go global in summer 2027! 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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4:00 pm
Stimson Hall, G25
"Designing Language Courses for Healthcare: Development, Implementation, and Lessons Learned (Spanish and Bangla)"
Brisa Teutli and Razima Selim Chowdhury
Teaching Professors, Cornell University
This joint presentation explores the development and implementation of two Languages for…
6:00 pm
Willard Straight Theatre
Filmed over ten years, One in a Million follows Israa from childhood to adulthood on an extraordinary journey from war-torn Syria to Germany — and back again. We first meet her at age 11 as she and her family prepare to cross the Aegean Sea, risking everything in search of safety and a better life in Europe.
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4:30 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Go global in summer 2027! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.
Applications are open now.
Can’t attend? Contact…
4:30 pm
Uris Hall, G08
Go global in summer 2027! Global Internships give you valuable international work experience in fields spanning global development, climate and sustainability, international relations, communication, business, governance, and more.
Applications are open now.
Can’t attend? Contact…