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Ken Roberts, LACS
Cornell government professor Ken Roberts said recent U.S. military strikes near Venezuela are unlikely to curb fentanyl or cocaine trafficking,...
Ken Roberts, LACS
Ken Roberts, a Cornell University professor specializing in Latin American politics, comments on Trump's use of tariffs as a tool for political...
Scholar and Champion of Latinx Students
Debra Castillo (1953–2025) was director of Einaudi's migration studies minor and active in several regional and thematic programs.
Lourdes Casanova, LACS
Lourdes Casanova, director of the Emerging Markets Institute at Cornell, commented on Argentina's currency challenges and the limited power of...
Lund Debater Chris Barrett in World in Focus
Chris Barrett (Dyson/Brooks) analyzes climate impacts on Mongolian rangeland this month in Science. He joins Muna Ndulo (Law) on October 22 to debate...
SEAP and SAP lose funding, seek solutions
The federal government has announced the end of National Resource Center and FLAS funding, which have supported area studies training for decades.
With Support from Einaudi
They will conduct research, study, and teach English in Canada, France, Honduras, India, Jamaica, the Netherlands, Norway, and Taiwan.
Four New Program Directors
We welcome the Einaudi Center's new Southwest Asia and North Africa Program and four new program directors this fall.
Mildred Warner, IES/LACS
A new book highlights innovative state and local approaches to eliminating “digital deserts,” which persist despite billions in federal subsides...
Alex Nading, LACS Director
“What is happening to the kidneys of sugarcane workers is not a result of climate change. It is climate change,” writes LACS director Alex Nading in...