Speaker: Sean Cronan, Assistant Professor of History, University of Virginia

Abstract: In 1382, armies of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644/62) completed their conquest of Yunnan, the last stronghold of the Mongol-Yuan Empire (1260–1368/88) south of the Eurasian Steppe. Over the previous century, Chinggisid…

A moving and humane portrait of the abolitionist revolutionary Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who led Haiti’s fight for independence from French colonial rule

“My name has become a horror to all those who want slavery,” declared Jean‑Jacques Dessalines as he announced the independence of Haiti, the most radical…

Come learn more about this spring opportunity with spring break travel, developed in partnership with Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), National University of Singapore (NUS), and as part of the Jeb E. Brooks School’s Global Policy Exchange Lab. This collaborative online international learning (COIL) and…

Gatty Lecture Series

Join us for a talk by Juno Salazar Parreñas, Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Cornell University.

This Gatty Lecture will take place at the Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave. Lunch will be served. For questions,…

Come learn more about our winter study abroad in Cambodia. In collaboration with the Center for Khmer Studies (CKS), Cornell's Southeast Asia (SEAP, Einaudi) Study Abroad program in Cambodia will provide an in-depth focus on the cultural heritage of Cambodia both past and present. This highly interactive…

Cornell’s international community faces evolving questions about rights and mobility. To help our students, faculty, and staff navigate immigration policy changes, Global Cornell hosts regular webinars featuring legal and immigration experts. These virtual sessions provide guidance on recent policy updates, legal…

Talk by Robert Travers (History, Cornell University)

In around 1818 in Allahabad, an ageing munshi, Sadasukh ‘Niyazi’ Dihlawi, formerly in the employ of the British East India Company, wrote an unusual and salacious Persian history of the age of Mughal decline and British expansionism. This talk reads Munshi…

Please join us for the Media Studies Colloquium in Uris Library 311.

Palestinian Laboratories Of The Future: In Vitro For A Dying World
Hoda El Shakry (Comparative Literature, University of Chicago)

Pre-circulated readings are available at…

The Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) is excited to hold its inaugural Undergraduate Open House on Thursday, August 27 from 3:30-6:00pm at the Kahin Center (640 Stewart Ave).

This Open House will showcase all the SEA-related opportunities and organizations on campus, including languages, courses, study abroad,…

International Fair showcases Cornell's global opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Explore the fair and find out about study abroad, international studies programs, funding opportunities like Global Internships, Laidlaw Scholars Program, graduate student fellowship and research awards,…

Join us on Zoom this summer to practice your Mandarin skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills…

Join us on Zoom this summer to practice your English skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills…

Join us on Zoom this summer to practice your Thai skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps…

Join us this summer to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you…

Join us this summer to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you…

2026 International Interdisciplinary Conference on Myanmar's Borderlands (2026 IICMB)

A virtual conference hosted by the Inya Institute (Yangon), Cornell University's Southeast Asia Program (SEAP), and their Southeast Asia-based partners.

Myanmar’s multilayered crisis is profoundly reshaping…

Join us for the public release of our latest report on immigrant workers, “We Are Home: TPS Workers Belong Here.”

Today, nearly 1.6 million immigrant workers hold Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or related temporary protections, including approximately 300,000 Central Americans who have maintained legal…

The publications of Hanoi Grapevine's Finest (HGF) — an annual, audience-nominated recognition of outstanding contemporary art projects in Vietnam, running since 2019 — are now hosted on the Southeast Asia Digital Library (SEADL). Organized by Cornell University Library and Cornell's Southeast Asia…

Join us this summer to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you…

Hear from a panel of Cornell alumni on how they’ve built international careers!

Set yourself up to work abroad with tips and advice from alumni leaders in HR, workplace culture, digital transformation, and telecommunications. They’ll share their stories, discoveries, and lessons learned along the way. You’ll…

Rights of Nature represents a groundbreaking shift in environmental protection — a legal framework that recognizes rivers, forests, and other natural entities as having inherent rights to exist, flourish, and remain clean. This transformative model emerged in the Global South, led by Ecuador, the first country to…

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program supports U.S. citizens to study, conduct research in any field, or teach English in more than 150 countries. The program is open to graduate students, recent graduates, and young professionals. Undergraduate students who wish to begin the program immediately after graduation are…

Join us in listening to the musical EP created by our student in the Cornell Spring Break Program in Rwanda - African Popular Music. Our students worked with artists and professionals throughout the semester and onsite in Rwanda over spring break to make a multi-track EP and will be presenting the tracks live on…

9:00 - 10:15 am: Sites of Exchange: Economy, Community, and Heritage across Europe

Angela Kothe, “Rainbow Connection: An Economic Analysis of Gay Restaurants and Public houses in the UK”Duncan Eaton, “Interwar Sugar Production and the Challenges of Czechoslovak Integration”Julia Sebastien, “Walk Like a Roman…

Come to the LRC to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…

Come to the LRC to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…

This talk will explore the social, environmental, and economic legacies of plywood across the Americas, focusing on Honduras and the U.S. South. During and after World War II, demand for southern pine lumber created patterns of inequality that continue to shape the contemporary world. In 1964, the Georgia Pacific…

Celebrate the end of the semester with the Korean Language Program and enjoy student presentations, skits, and performances from E. Motion (K-pop dance) and Shimtah (traditional percussion)! Also, join us in acknowledging three amazing students who will receive certificates for three dedicated years of learning in…

Come to the LRC to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn…

“Voices of Resilience” is a lecture-recital presentation developed in collaboration with the Ukrainian Classical Voice Project, a non-profit organization, and enabled by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and sponsored by the Institute for European Studies.

The program interweaves performance…