Cornell Center for Social Sciences names 14 faculty fellows
Several Arts & Sciences faculty members are among the 14 2023-24 fellows by the Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS).
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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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New College Scholars research climate, health care, legal interpretation
“For as long as I can remember, I have had a lot of interdisciplinary interests. I’m interested in health care policy, medical racism and medical malpractice law,” Williams '25 said. “As an African-American, my symptoms and pain have not always been taken seriously.” She’s taking classes rel...
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Drones in modern war: evolutionary or revolutionary?
According to two Cornell government scholars, armed drones are neither a “magic bullet” that wins wars nor an inconsequential tool with little impact on the battlefield.
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Honduras cutting ties with Taiwan shows China’s growing influence in Central America
Government professor Kenneth Roberts: Extensive trade and investment relations has established China as an increasingly important economic power in Central America.
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Philippine study analyzes Marcos family return to power
A national survey points to theories based on continuity between former President Rodrigo Duterte and Bongbong Marcos and between the younger Marcos and the older – as well as ethnicity-based voting.
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Peace Games underscore options to war
A unique Cornell University-sponsored event in Washington, D.C. brought together congressional staff to search for nonviolent solutions to a simulated clash between superpowers.
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Michener advocates ‘Broadening the Tent’ at White House
Equity and effectiveness are enhanced when more voices contribute to policymaking, Jamila Michener said in a talk at the final Evidence Forum of the Biden-Harris administration’s Year of Evidence for Action.
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“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.”