Bartels World Affairs Lecture
The Einaudi Center’s flagship event brings distinguished international figures to campus each year to speak on global topics and meet with Cornell faculty and students, particularly undergraduates. The Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels World Affairs Fellowship supports the speaker’s visit.
April 16, 2026: Reimagining International Aid
Samantha Power, Former USAID Administrator
“You may not be able to rebuild what has been lost—but you can be the ones who build what comes next.” ~Samantha Power
Ambassador Samantha Power served in the Biden-Harris administration as administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the world’s premier international development agency. She was the 28th U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Obama-Biden administration.
- Cornell Chronicle: Former UN Ambassador, USAID Director Calls for Rebuilding Foreign Aid
Past Bartels World Affairs Fellows
Fall 2024: Naomi Klein, Author and Activist
Klein: Conspiracy Influencers Filling Political Vacuum | Cornell Chronicle: Global Experts Look Abroad in Super Election Year
Fall 2023: N. K. Jemisin, Hugo Award–Winning Novelist
Cornell Chronicle: “Build the World from Scratch”, Fantasy Author to Speak | Sun: Building Fictional Worlds | Bartels Explainer by Anindita Banerjee
Spring 2023: Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Former President of Costa Rica
Cornell Chronicle: "Love Can Change the World", Former Costa Rican President to Speak | Sun: “Power of Leading by Example” | Bartels Explainer by Viviana Ruiz-Gutierrez | Video: Fighting for Democracy and the Planet
2022: Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate
Cornell Chronicle: Nobel Laureate Offers Wisdom, Gbowee to Speak on May 3 | Bartels Explainer by Naminata Diabate | Video: Forging Lasting Peace
See previous Bartels World Affairs Fellows in Cornell Library’s eCommons archive.