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The Invention of Hinduism and Its Influence on Buddhism. Lecture by Dr. Mahalakshmi Ramakrishnan, PhD (Jawaharlal Nehru University), Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from 1:15pm-2:30pm in Van Hoesen 229

Lessons from Literacy Work Overseas. Lecture by Charles Temple, PhD (Emeritus Professor of Educational Studies, Hobart and William Smith Colleges), Wednesday, April 9, 2025 @ 4:30pm, Sperry 204

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Fulbright Awards. Professors’ Reflections and Student Opportunities. Panelists: Prof. Yomee Lee (Kinesiology), Prof. Paul van der Veur (Communication and Media Studies), Vincent DeTuri (Associate Dean, School of Arts and Sciences and Fulbright Program Advisor for Students), and Prof. Alexandru Balas (inter-disciplinary International Studies major & minor). Wednesday, March 12, 2025 @ 12-1pm, Corey 209

A Life in History: Refugees, Migrations, and Identities. Latin American Experiences & Beyond. Conversation with Prof. Gigi Peterson, PhD, History Department. Part of the Series Dialogues with your Internationalist Faculty and Staff at SUNY Cortland, Thursday, March 6 @4:30pm in Sperry 106 

What Could I Do with an Interdisciplinary International Studies Major/Minor (IST)? Alumni Panel. Thursday, 2/27 @4:30pm, Moffett 115

International Relations and Military Occupations: France in the Morea and Russia in Moldavia and Wallachia (1828-1834), Lecture by Gabriel Leanca, Fulbright Scholar, University of Iasi, Thursday, November 7, 2024 @ 11:40am, Moffett 131

Populism, Sustainable Governance and Development: the Case of Romania. Lecture by Gabriel Leanca, Fulbright Scholar, University of Iasi, Wednesday, October 30, 2024 @ 11:30am, VanHoesen B-0225

Secrets of Traditional Art. Folk Art Challenges: Mithila Art in India. Lecture by Shalinee Kumari, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India, Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in Moffett Center 116 (followed by Mithila Art workshop in Moffett 115 at 6:30 p.m.)

Tai Chi Workshop, Led by Tai Chi Grandmaster Dr. Jesse Tsao, Saturday, October 19, 2024, 9:30 AM – 4:30 pm (Box Lunch Included), Park Center 2218 (Students Free. SUNY Cortland Faculty and Staff $80. Non-SUNY Cortland $120. Pre-registration required. For registration and additional information, please contact: Dr. Andy Fitz-Gibbon at Andrew.fitz-gibbon@cortland.edu)

The Healing Breath: Tai Chi and Qigong for Vitality, Lecture by Tai Chi Grandmaster Dr. Jesse Tsao, Friday, October 18, 2024, at 7pm, Sperry 205 

Meet & Greet – with AMDAE Self-Help Association For The Comprehensive Development and Entrepreneurship of Afro-Colombians (AMDAE) & Members of the Afro-Colombian Music Collective "Roots of the Mangrove Without Borders",  Wednesday Sept. 16, 12-1:30 pm Old Main 127 

Language, History and Identity: Acadian Communities in Francophone Canada, Lecture by Anca Cristina Petras, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures; Director, Center for Canadian Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Wed. Sept. 16 @ 11:30am in VanHoesen B-0225

Transition from Communism in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to European Union Integration, Lecture by Andreea-Irina Stretea, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of European Studies, Babeș-Bolyai University, Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 11:40 a.m. in Moffett Center 131

Enhancing Trust in News Through Media Education, Lecture by Cristina Nistor, PhD, Associate Professor, Journalism and Digital Media Department, College of Political, Administrative, and Communication Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. in Van Hoesen B-0225

Global Cortland Reception, Old Main, Fowler '52 Grand Entrance, Tuesday, August 27, 2024 

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2023-2024

Transition to “Green Economy” in Fragile States, Lecture by Sameer Hairan, Sustainability Scholar-in-Residence, Clark Center for Global Engagement, SUNY Cortland, April 3 @ 4:30pm, Sperry 104

In the Footsteps of Sir Samuel and Lady Florence Baker, March 22nd @ 9am & @ 10:20am, Old Main 209, Lecture by Jacki-Hill Murphy, PhD, University of Westminster (Int. Fellow of The Explorers Club NY, the SES (Scientific Explorers Society) and the RASBJ (Royal Asiatic Society of Beijing)

One Hundred and Fifty Years of Women Adventuring Around the World, March 21st @4:30pm, Sperry 106, Lecture by Jacki-Hill Murphy, PhD, University of Westminster (Int. Fellow of The Explorers Club NY, the SES (Scientific Explorers Society) and the RASBJ (Royal Asiatic Society of Beijing)

“A World in Turmoil” – A Conversation; Panel Discussion with SUNY Cortland Faculty and Students – March 19, 4:30pm, Moffett 115 •Prof Juan Diego Prieto (Political Science) - Haiti, Ecuador, Venezuela-Guyana •Prof Danielle Candelora (History) - Israel-Palestine, Yemen •Muhammad Ali (Conflict Resolution Scholar, Pakistan) - Pakistan-Iran, Kashmir •Prof. Mason Kim (Political Science) - Myanmar (Burma), Peoples’ Republic of China vs. Republic of China (Taiwan) •Prof. Girish Bhat (History) - Ukraine-Russia; NATO-Russia • Moderator: Prof. Alex Balas (International Studies – a major & minor on campus)

Security Conundrum in the Sahara: The Tragic Trajectory of the World’s Largest Desert. February 14@noon via Webex. Lecture by Berny Sèbe, Associate Professor in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies, University of Birmingham. 

February 22 @ 4:30pm in Sperry 104. Conversation with John Jones, PhD, Assistant Professor, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, SUNY Cortland. Part of the Series Dialogues with Your Internationalist Faculty and Staff and SUNY Cortland

India’s Soft Power: Challenges and Prospect. November 15 @ 10:30am Van Hoesen B-229. Lecture by Rose Veera D’Souza, PhD (Dean of Arts Faculty & Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, St. Aloysius College, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India)

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International Programs Office
International Awareness Club
Modern Languages Department