Colleagues celebrate new book on international law

Colleagues from Cornell and elsewhere celebrated publication of law professor Jens Ohlin’s “The Assault on International Law,” which among other things looks at U.S. hostility to international law.

Internationalizing the Cornell Curriculum grants awarded

The Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs has awarded $350,000 to 25 faculty projects designed to internationalize undergraduate teaching, learning and research at Cornell.

Law professor takes on international misogyny in keynote

Sital Kalantry, clinical professor of law, talked about sexual discrimination and racial discrimination against Asian-Americans in the U.S. and oppression of women in India March 15.

Second International Faculty Fellows cohort chosen

A medical doctor fighting the spread of HIV around the world, international legal and foreign relations scholars and a labor scholar are among the second cohort of International Faculty Fellows.

Law School hosts Tribal Economic Development Summit

The student-run Tribal Economic Development Summit Feb. 28 at the Law School brought together Native American law alumni to discuss the opportunities and challenges of economic development.

Engineering grad programs rank in top 10 in U.S. News

Several graduate engineering fields at Cornell are in the top 10 in U.S. News and World Report’s 2016 "Best Graduate Schools" rankings, released March 10. Cornell Law School was ranked 13th overall and Johnson was ranked 16th.

Views diverge on U.S. Middle East policy in Lund Debate

The 2015 Lund Critical Debate March 3 brought a former U.S. ambassador to the Middle East and a scholar together to debate whether U.S. policy in the region works.

Kenyan ambassador: China offers opportunity in Africa

China's economic interests in Africa offer investments in infrastructure and other benefits, Kenyan Ambassador to the United Nations Macharia Kamau said Feb. 26 at a Cornell Law School symposium.

Panelists survey rise of radical right in Europe

Right-wing parties in Europe, like France's National Front, are taking advantage of anti-Muslim sentiment in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris, panelists said Feb. 27.