Cornell sponsored Turkish academics Azat Gündoğan, a sociologist, and his wife, historian Nilay Ozok-Gündoğan, when they were threatened by their government.
Amara Lakhous spoke on campus Nov. 4 about his experience as an immigrant. and his book “Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio,” the 2014 New Student Reading Project selection.
A top engineer from the city of Los Angeles visited Cornell July 20-22 as researchers tested a new earthquake-resilient pipeline designed to better protect southern California's water utility.
University of Havana professor Emanuel Mora, who came to campus this summer to teach a course in biopsychology, is the first visiting professor from Cuba to teach at Cornell and return.
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.
CU Winds students traveled to Haiti and the Dominican Republic Jan. 10-17 on a winter service-learning concert tour, promoting cultural exchange in collaboration with local musicians and agencies.
Michael McFaul, U.S. ambassador to Russia from 2012 to 2014, discussed tensions in the U.S.-Russia relationship on campus March 16 in the Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels World Affairs Fellowship lecture.
Economics student Eric Krasnow ’15 wrote in Spanish about his Cornell Abroad experience in Spain for an essay contest, and will present his essay at a United Nations youth forum June 27 in New York City.
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.