The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/gabrielmunoz/)
Carlos Alvarado Quesada, the former president of Costa Rica, visited Cornell on Tuesday to give a lecture called “Fighting for Democracy and the Planet” as part of the Einaudi Center’s Bartels World Affairs Lecture series.
After a campus closure due to a snow storm impacting the Ithaca region, students spend their snow day outdoors and in their dorms.
To coincide with the start of Women’s History Month, Prof. Xian Wang, East Asian languages and cultures, University of Notre Dame, is delivering a talk on Monday titled “Her Voice: Recounting Japanese Military Sexual Slavery in Chinese Literature and Film.” Sponsored by the East Asia Program, the Cornell Contemporary China Initiative is hosting a series this spring with the theme “Engendering China” — Wang’s talk is the second in this series.
The “Engendering China” series explores the paradoxical gender relations of Chinese society, particularly the power dynamics from ancient times to the present. They are co-sponsored by various departments and organizations from the University such as Department of Asian Studies, Cornell Center for Social Sciences, Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, the Department of History, The School of Industrial and Labor Relation’s Global Labor Institute, The Levinson China and Asia Pacific Studies Program and Society for the Humanities. Prof. Mara Yue Du, history, is the faculty member hosting the series this semester. Du is a Himan Brown Faculty Fellow from the department of history, with her research focusing on contemporary China and gender studies.
In her talk, Wang will discuss the portrayal of “comfort women” in Chinese media. The term refers to the thousands of women who were coerced into forced sexual slavery during World War II by the Japanese military.
academic and institutional cooperation through the CU-IC exchange program allows students to explore different classes.
Although Cornellians have enjoyed studying abroad in countries like the United Kingdom and Italy, many have also had to navigate the unique challenges brought about by the Russian-Ukrainian war.
In a ceremony on Tuesday, Cornell returned ancestral remains and sacred items to the Oneida Indian Nation that had been in possession of the University for six decades.
Cornell Dining began the spring 2023 semester with continued sustainability measures and revised allergen policies.
Democratic congressional candidate Josh Riley, who is running to represent New York’s 19th district, spoke to Cornellians about his campaign in a Cornell Democrats town hall on Friday.
While some students are concerned about their interests being represented on Slope Day, many are excited about the potential lineup for Slope Day 2023.
“I think Cornell understands that permanent tenured faculty are healthier for the institution, and provide a better classroom experience that ultimately results in better student learning outcomes,” said Professor Adam Smith, archaeology.