http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/news/ News from the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University en-us Copyright 2009 11/25/2009 3:49:48 AM 0 http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/news/headlines.asp?id=2205 International Education Week, an annual event initiated in 2000 by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, will be celebrated November 16-20. The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and its associated programs, as well as many other groups supporting international education, will once again mark the week through talks, presentations, and activities. http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/news/headlines.asp?id=2198 Change is necessary in the Middle East, insisted Asaf Shariv at his lecture on October 15th, but he expressed cynicism that a peaceful, two-state solution is likely in the near future given the most recent state of affairs. Shariv focused his talk on the current status of the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and the barriers to reconciliation. The talk was part of the Einaudi Center’s Foreign Policy Distinguished Speaker Series. http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/news/headlines.asp?id=2183 The Einaudi Center has awarded four seed grants to faculty from the Colleges of Human Ecology, Arts and Sciences, and Agriculture and Life Sciences as part of the Summer 2009 Seed Grant Competition. http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/news/headlines.asp?id=2174 Moderated by Cornell's Government Professor, Jonathan Kirshner, the Einaudi Center organized the second Lund Critical Debate, “The Great Financial Crisis: What Caused it? What is Next?” on September 15, 2009 in Call Auditorium. The debate’s three panelists were Barry Eichengreen, Robert Kuttner, and Eswar Prasad. The Lund Critical Debate Series is part of the Einaudi Center’s Foreign Policy Initiative and was created through the generous support ... (click link above to read more) http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/news/headlines.asp?id=2106 The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies in collaboration with the Area Studies Programs, Cornell Career Services, and the Graduate School is pleased to announce the Fall 2009 schedule of information sessions on funding for graduate international studies research. http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/news/headlines.asp?id=2102 Fredrik Logevall, professor of history, has been named the John S. Knight Professor of International Studies at Cornell and director of the university's Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies beginning Jan. 1, 2010. http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/news/headlines.asp?id=2087 The Harrop and Ruth Freeman Prize in Peace Studies is awarded annually in the spring to a Cornell graduating senior. The Freemans established the prize to offer recognition and encouragement to Cornell students actively engaged in promoting peace. Congratulations to Amy Pearlman for winning the prize in 2009.