The department of government offers students a variety of opportunities to engage with politics and political science, beginning in the classroom, with the chance to work one-on-one with faculty; by participating in internships, and by drawing on the department's ties with programs across the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Alumni Profile: Ethan Felder '09
Ethan Felder is an associate at the labor law firm Koehler & Isaacs LLP. Ethan represents public and private sector labor unions and their members in all aspects of their employment. He handles contract grievances, unfair labor practices cases, disability hearings, federal litigations in New York City and across the metropolitan area. Ethan completed his undergraduate studies at Cornell University (major: Government) and his graduate studies in law and business at Washington University in St. Louis. When not on the job, Ethan is also a community activist having organized a half dozen solidarity rallies in his hometown of Forest Hills, Queens.
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Fighting Uyghur Forced Labor: Government, Researchers, Industry, and Civil Society
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From portfolios to pizza, fall A&S career events explore diverse fields
"Cornell alumni are generous with their time and efforts to assist students, to answer questions from students, or connect them to people and places."
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Cornell Cinema explores textiles, 1980s nostalgia, and real-world events
Real-world events inspire a collective lineup that is relevant to what professors are teaching and what students are learning.
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Mexican judiciary reforms represent ‘high stakes gamble’
The United States and Canada voiced concerns over President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s sweeping plans to overhaul the judiciary in ways that critics claim could undermine the independence of the courts.
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Hubs grant launches AI collaboration, new proposals due Oct. 4 
What are the options for limiting harm to workers as AI use grows? This is one of the questions government professor Isabel Perera and a network of international colleagues are tackling in a research collaboration launched with a seed grant from Global Cornell’s Global Hubs initiative. This year’s c...
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How Bangladesh can become a true democracy
“To ensure that Bangladesh 2.0 is successful, key reforms must not wait for a democratically elected government,”
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Washington Post’s Ann Marimow ’97 named A&S Distinguished Visiting Journalist
While Marimow is on campus, she will meet with faculty, students, staff and the Cornell Daily Sun, as well as visit classes.
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New A&S dean relishes ‘life in a university’
Peter John Loewen says he's excited to support faculty in their research, meet students and showcase the value of a liberal arts education.
Read more“The leadership experience I was afforded as co-editor of the Cornell Progressive and president of the Cornell Democrats helped me,” he said. “I was getting people to feel like they were a part of something and had a common cause, and motivating people to work when there were a whole lot of other things they could be doing on campus.”