Beyond Borders

Exploring the History of Cornell's Global Dimensions
Herausgeber: Colle, Royal D; Earle, Corey Ryan; Engst, Elaine D; Michelsen, Heike

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Produktbeschreibung

"This collection is designed to highlight the significant international scope of Cornell University across its institutional history. Stories focus on the teaching, research, and outreach fostered by the university and highlight alumni and student experiences"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 450
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 173mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9781501777004
• ISBN-10: 1501777009
• Artikelnr.: 69824748

Autorenporträt

edited by Royal D. Colle, Heike Michelsen, Elaine D. Engst, and Corey Ryan Earle

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. A Pioneering International Program: The Cornell-NankingStory
2. A World of Knowledge for a World of Good
3. uilding the Foundations of a Campus-Wide InterdisciplinaryEast Asia
Program
4. The Southeast Asia Program: Global Cornell from theBeginning
5. A Center of the Periphery: The South Asia Program
6. The Benefits of Interdisciplinary Understanding: Cornell'sLatin American
and Caribbean Studies Program
7. The Institute of European Studie: A History of Stability andChange
8. Creating Connections with Africa: Cornell's Institute forAfrican
Development
9. Title VI Grants to Cornell: A Demonstration of Strength inInternational
Studies
10. Launching Peace Studies at Cornell: The Air War in Indochina
11. The Study of Muslim Culture, Society, and History around theWorld: The
Comparative Muslim Societies Program
12. The Bartels World Affairs Fellows: Bringing theInternationally
Distinguished to Cornel
13. Institutionalized Internationalizatio: International Programsin CALS
14. Over Fifty Years of Teaching "Agriculture in the DevelopingNations"
15. CIIFAD: Unique Funding for Collaborative Approaches toInternational
Development
16. Transforming Global Rice Production: The System of RiceIntensification
(SRI)
17. Institution Building Abroad: Cornell in the Philippines
18. The Last Shangri La
19. Bt Eggplant: Improving Lives with Biotechnology
20. Cornell Expands the Digital World: CommunicationTechnology Abroad
21. After the Berlin Wall: Cornell in Post-Socialist Europe
22. A Cornell-Japan Partnership:: The Food Industry Connection
23. The Cornell Humphrey Program: A Catalyst for Cooperationand
Understanding
24. The Tang Cornell-China Scholars Program: Connecting withCALS
25. Applied Anthropology in the Andes: The Cornell-Peru Project
26. Southeast Asian Languages and the Birth of Modern LanguageStudies at
Cornell
27. African Studies at Cornell: An Insurgent Discipline
28. Engineering Solutions to Worldwide Water ManagementIssues
29. Global Hospitality: The Hotel School's International Legacy
30. Flora Rose and Martha Van Rensselaer: Relief Efforts inBelgium
31. Feeding the World: International Nutrition at Cornell
32. John P. Windmuller and ILR's Global Experience
33. Cornell Engages Emerging Markets Around the World
34. Global Awareness and Commitments of Cornell's LawSchool
35. "Don't Forget the Horse Doctor": Veterinary medicine'sInternational
Legacy
36. Weill Cornell Medicine: A Medical Campus Reaching Acrossthe World
37. Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar: Excellence Grown from Sand
38. Cornell International Education Network: A Home forInternational
Educators
39. Exploring Our World: Cornell Expeditions
40. Global Connections Bring Asian Art to the Herbert F. JohnsonMuseum of
Art
41. Asia Collections in the Cornell University Library
42. The Fiske Icelandic Collection: Facets of an Enduring LiteraryGem
43. Mann Library Providing Global Access to ScholarlyInformation
44. Returning Mushrooms to China: Seventy Years ofSafekeeping
45. The Strong Foundations of Cornell-China Relationships
46. A Great School Faces the Great War
47. Hu Shih: Forging a US-China Alliance
48. Building Medical Capacity in India: The Legacy of IdaScudder
49. Sending Students Overseas: The History of Cornell Abroad
50. Supporting the Global Community: International Student andScholar
Services
51. Cornell at the Palazzo: The Cornell in Rome Program
52. The Cornell Nepal Study Program
53. Expanding Horizons: Veterinary Students Explore TheirProfession and the
World
54. Cornell and the Peace Corps: A Valuable Partnership
55. Above All Nations is Humanity: The Cornell Cosmopolitan Club
56. Providing a Home for a Global Community: The HollandInternational
Living Center
57. Performing Around the World: Cornell's MusicalAmbassadors
58. Track and Field and The Transatlantic Series
59. Conclusions