New summer course to spark civic engagement in high schoolers
A grant from the Teagle Foundation will allow Cornell faculty and staff to launch a new civic education program for high school students, opening pathways to higher education.
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.
Upcoming Events
Feb
18
Wednesday
04:00 PM
Book Talk - ILR Global Labor and Work Workshop - From Popular Front to Cold War: The Interracial Left and the International Workers Order, 1930–1954
Ives Hall
Doherty Lounge, 281 Faculty Wing
Feb
23
Monday
12:15 PM
Mar
06
Friday
04:30 PM
On Democracy, Conservatism and Journalism: A Conversation with Bret Stephens
Rhodes - Rawling Auditorium
KG70
Apr
20
Monday
12:15 PM
The Birth of Indian Liberalism
Uris Hall
G08
Government News
Helping urban youth use AI to navigate the future
Christian Gant-Madison's '25 platform will use AI to connect youth to jobs, skill development opportunities, civic education information and social resources.
China’s pushback on UK shows pivoting from Washington isn’t so easy
China's criticism of the United Kingdom’s move to expand its British National (Overseas) visa pathway for Hong Kong residents illustrates how governments courting Beijing, amid frustration with Washington’s volatility, can find engagement with China difficult to manage.
A&S student chosen for civic engagement scholarship
Katrina Greene '27 will be headed to Washington, D.C. as a John Robert Lewis Scholar, an award given by the Faith and Politics Institute.
Four women’s hockey alumnae to play at Winter Olympics
Players familiar to Cornell women’s hockey fans will take the ice when the puck drops at the 2026 Winter Olympics this week in Milan, Italy.
College of Arts and Sciences announces 2026 Klarman Fellows
The 12 early-career scholars will pursue research in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
Historian Keisha N. Blain to speak on Black women and the history of human rights
In the public lecture culminating the Black History Month series, Blain will trace how Black women from Ida B. Wells to contemporary Black Lives Matter leaders have used the language and practice of human rights to confront racism and white supremacy.
AI chip exports bill an “attempt to reclaim congressional agency”
Prof. Sarah Kreps comments on proposed legislation giving Congress power over artificial intelligence chip exports.
“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.”