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Democracy Fellow, Flora Kim '28, shares insights on her research with Diego Sánchez, who serves as the VP of Policy and Strategy at the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
Cornell University and Demo Lab trained global democracy leaders at Cornell Tech to expand civic education and democratic participation worldwide. The Freedom Academy program equips educators, activists, and students with tools to promote freedom, civic engagement, and democracy across diverse communities.
Cornell's Center on Democracy launches a new initiative to strengthen democratic institutions through research, policy frameworks, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The effort focuses on rule of law, democratic governance, free speech, and support for policymakers and civil society.
Linguist and New York Times columnist John McWhorter argued in a Nov. 2 talk at Cornell University that the American experiment is worth saving.
Aspen Omapang, Ph.D. ’26, an information science doctoral graduate, shares her research as part of a special spotlight series celebrating the United States’ 250th anniversary.
Jongho Kim, a doctoral candidate in management, shares his research as part of a special spotlight series celebrating the United States’ 250th anniversary. In this series, we’re inviting current graduate students and alumni to share how their research explores the past, interrogates the present, and helps us imagine the next 250 years of life in…
Elijah Moreno, a doctoral candidate in public policy, shares his research as part of a special spotlight series celebrating the United States’ 250th anniversary. In this series, we’re inviting current graduate students and alumni to share how their research explores the past, interrogates the present, and helps us imagine the next 250 years of life…
Cornell Ph.D. student Mohammad Mosaffa uses AI to show how U.S. news outlets’ image choices deepen political polarization in the attention economy.
Cornell University’s “Unmasking the CCP” lecture series will feature talks by former U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul Oct. 23 and historian Frank Dikötter Oct. 27 on democracy, communism and China’s international role. The events are hosted by the College of Arts & Sciences.
Cynthia Miller-Idriss ’94 will deliver a Cornell University Lecture examining links between misogyny and violent extremism. The leading scholar’s Sept. 30 talk, co-sponsored by departments in the College of Arts and Sciences, draws on her book “Man Up,” exploring gender-based violence as a predictor of radicalization.
From the early days of Cornell’s founding to the present, scholars have studied the idea and the practice of democracy.
A Cornell University Library exhibit marks the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence with a display of historical materials connected to the nation’s first president.
As the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary, courses across Cornell educate students about democracy. Cornell's College of Arts & Sciences programs teach civil discourse, data-driven policymaking, and First Amendment advocacy to prepare students to defend democracy.
"Let Freedom Ring," an interactive art installation by Cornell art department chair Paul Ramírez Jonas, is on display at Philadelphia's Cherry Street Pier through September 27 as part of the city's 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The bronze bell tower invites visitors to complete an unfinished patriotic melody by pulling a lever, prompting…
“Polarization and Democracy in Latin America: Legacies of the Left Turn," co-authored by Cornell College of Arts and Sciences professor Kenneth Roberts, examines how inequality, elite strategy and democratic failures have fueled political polarization and challenged democracy across Latin America.
Cornell University launched the Cornell Center on Democracy to strengthen democratic institutions through research, education and public engagement. The initiative convenes scholars to address disinformation, polarization, governance and civic engagement challenges globally.
Laura Chinchilla, the former president of Costa Rica, warned an audience of Cornell students that global democracy is undergoing a “great reversal,” citing rising authoritarianism, weakening elections and declining public trust in democratic institutions.
The new class, dean Peter John Loewen said, for students to be able to confront and move through disagreements at work, at home, in their communities and in society.
A live and online audience of nearly 1,000 tapped into a conversation between Bret Stephens and Seth Klarman.
On a Saturday morning in February – the coldest day yet of a cold winter – more than 350 students trekked to Statler Hall for an innovative new course on civics.
Two Cornell researchers collaborated with colleagues in the United Kingdom in an effort to understand the organized violence of modern war.
The Reynolds Foundation, established by Tim MBA '94 and Caroline Reynolds, and led by Dr. Álvaro Salas Castro MPA '14 as President and CEO, has committed an additional $2.1M to support democracy-focused initiatives at Cornell University’s Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.
The study by Cornell government scholars Suzanne Mettler and Trevor Brown spans five decades and includes every U.S. county.
Cornell government scholars have been tracking democracy's erosion in various regions – including the United States.
The study of pathways to democratic backsliding provides clear examples of the risks currently posed to the U.S. system of government.