Format:
1 Online-Ressource (450 p.)
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106 b&w halftones
ISBN:
9781501777028
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Beyond Borders highlights and celebrates Cornell University's many historical achievements in international activities going back to its founding. This collection of fifty-eight short chapters reflects the diversity, accomplishments, and impact of remarkable engagements on campus and abroad. These vignettes, many written by authors who played pivotal roles in Cornell's international history, take readers around the world to China and the Philippines with agricultural researchers, to Peru with anthropologists, to Qatar and India with medical practitioners, to Eastern Europe with economists and civil engineers, to Zambia and Sierra Leone with students and Peace Corps volunteers, and to many more places. Readers also will learn about Cornell's many international dimensions on campus, including the international studies and language programs and the library and museum collections. Beyond Borders captures how—by educating generations of global citizens, producing innovative research and knowledge, building institutional capacities, and forging mutually beneficial relationships—Cornell University has influenced positive change in the world.Beyond Borders was supported by CAPE (Cornell Academics and Professors Emeriti)
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION: The History of Cornell’s Global Dimensions -- PART I TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND OUTREACH -- 1. A PIONEERING INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM: The Cornell-Nanking Story -- 2. A WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE FOR A WORLD OF GOOD: The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies -- 3. BUILDING THE FOUNDATIONS OF A CAMPUS-WIDE INTERDISCIPLINARY EAST ASIA PROGRAM -- 4. THE SOUTHEAST ASIA PROGRAM: Global Cornell from the Beginning -- 5. A CENTER OF THE PERIPHERY: The South Asia Program -- 6. THE BENEFITS OF INTERDISCIPLINARY UNDERSTANDING: Cornell’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program -- 7. THE INSTITUTE OF EUROPEAN STUDIES: A History of Stability and Change -- 8. CREATING CONNECTIONS WITH AFRICA: Cornell’s Institute for African Development -- 9. TITLE VI GRANTS TO CORNELL: A Demonstration of Strength in International Studies -- 10. LAUNCHING PEACE STUDIES AT CORNELL: The Air War in Indochina -- 11. THE STUDY OF MUSLIM CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND HISTORY AROUND THE WORLD: The Comparative Muslim Societies Program -- 12. THE BARTELS WORLD AFFAIRS FELLOWS: Bringing the Internationally Distinguished to Cornell -- 13. INSTITUTIONALIZED INTERNATIONALIZATION: International Programs in CALS -- 14. OVER FIFTY YEARS OF TEACHING AGRICULTURE IN THE DEVELOPING NATIONS -- 15. CIIFAD: Unique Funding for Collaborative Approaches to International Development -- 16. TRANSFORMING GLOBAL RICE PRODUCTION: The System of Rice Intensification -- 17. INSTITUTION BUILDING ABROAD: Cornell in the Philippines -- 18. ASIA’S LAST SHANGRI LA: Cornell’s Engagement with Bhutan -- 19. BT EGGPLANT: Improving Lives with Biotechnology in Asia -- 20. CORNELL EXPANDS THE DIGITAL WORLD: Communication Technology Abroad -- 21. AFTER THE BERLIN WALL: Cornell in Postsocialist Europe -- 22. A CORNELL-JAPAN PARTNERSHIP: The Food Industry Connection -- 23. THE CORNELL HUMPHREY PROGRAM: A Catalyst for Cooperation and Understanding -- 24. THE TANG CORNELL-CHINA SCHOLARS PROGRAM: Connecting with CALS -- 25. APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE ANDES: The Cornell-Peru Project -- 26. SOUTHEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND THE BIRTH OF MODERN LANGUAGE STUDIES AT CORNELL -- 27. AFRICANA STUDIES AT CORNELL: An Insurgent Discipline with a Global Outlook -- 28. ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS TO WORLDWIDE WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES -- 29. GLOBAL HOSPITALITY: The Hotel School’s International Legacy -- 30. FLORA ROSE AND MARTHA VAN RENSSELAER: Relief Efforts in Belgium -- 31. FEEDING THE WORLD: International Nutrition at Cornell -- 32. JOHN P. WINDMULLER AND THE ILR SCHOOL’S GLOBAL EXPERIENCE -- 33. CORNELL ENGAGES EMERGING MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD -- 41. ASIA COLLECTIONS IN THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY -- 42. THE FISKE ICELANDIC COLLECTION: Facets of an Enduring Literary Gem -- 43. TEEAL: Mann Library Providing Global Access to Scholarly Information -- 44. RETURNING MUSHROOMS TO CHINA: Seventy Years of Safekeeping -- PART II STUDENT AND ALUMNI EXPERIENCES -- 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 Ida Scudder -- 49. SENDING STUDENTS OVERSEAS: The History of Cornell Abroad -- 50. SUPPORTING THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY: International Student and Scholar Services -- 51. CORNELL AT THE PALAZZO: The Cornell in Rome Program -- 52. CORNELL IN THE HIMALAYAS: The Cornell-Nepal Study Program -- 53. EXPANDING HORIZONS: Veterinary Students Explore Their Profession 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 Holland International Living Center -- 57. PERFORMING AROUND THE WORLD: Cornell’s Musical Ambassadors -- 58. TRACK AND FIELD AND THE TRANSATLANTIC SERIES -- CONCLUSIONS: Characteristics and Achievements of Cornell’s Global Dimensions -- AFTERWORD: Cornell’s Global Future -- ABOUT THE EDITORIAL TEAM -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX
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In English
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781501777028
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