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H. E. Babcock Professor of Economics Emeritus

The Einaudi Center mourns the passing of Professor Erik Thorbecke, H. E. Babcock Professor of Economics Emeritus. A pioneering scholar of poverty,...

Cuts to Title VI NRCs and FLAS Fellowships Undermine Scholarship

The United States' human and intellectual connections to Southeast Asia are gradually being undermined.

Former USAID Director Calls for Rebuilding Foreign Aid

Samantha Power challenged students to “build what comes next” during the Bartels World Affairs Lecture on April 16.

April 26 at 7:30pm

The April 26 concert by the Cornell Gamelan Ensemble will feature a piece inspired by Thailand’s royal anthem to celebrate and welcome Parkorn...

Chris Barrett, IAD/SEAP

Chris Barrett, a Cornell University agricultural and development economist, warns that the ongoing conflict could exacerbate food insecurity in Africa...

Kyaw Hsan Hlaing, SEAP

Kyaw Hsan Hlaing, a Cornell University PhD student, describes Myanmar's power shift as a constitutional repackaging of continued military rule.

Submit your undergraduate papers by June 30.

The Southeast Asia Digital Library Paper Award seeks papers from undergraduates concerning original research in Southeast Asian Studies. The...

Jason Judd (ILR School)

Jason Judd (ILR School) says living wage pledges from companies like Nike are so flexible that they’re almost meaningless.

GETSEA Mini-Course, deadline April 7

Microplastics and Environmental Effects: From Pollution to SolutionTaught by Dr. Chit Wityi Oo and Dr. Bao-Son Trinh, Northern Illinois...

Renowned scholar of Philippine history, postcolonial studies

Vicente L. Rafael, doyen of Philippine studies in the United States, passed away on Saturday, February 21. He was 70 years old.