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We're proud to highlight Treston Torres, a Cornell University Levinson Program in China and Asia Pacific Studies (CAPS) student, who was recently interviewed by CGTN.This opportunity came through a connection made during the Global Scholars Program this summer. It's a great example of how global experiences and cross-cultural connections can create meaningful opportunities beyond the…
As global attention focused on the recent summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, Allen R. Carlson, Associate Professor of Government at Cornell University and a core faculty member of the Levinson Program in China and Asia-Pacific Studies, was featured in multiple national media outlets for his expertise on U.S.-China relations, Taiwan, and Asian security.
Twenty new faculty have joined the College of Arts & Sciences this year, strengthening departments and programs with their wide-ranging expertise and filling numerous leadership roles for the College and university.
Diana Fu, Associate Professor of Government, Director of the Levinson Program in China and Asia-Pacific Studies
Visualizing the China Transition by Xia Seufert-White reflects on her experiences as a student spending a semester in in China. Through photographs and personal storytelling, Xia shares her observations of daily life, culture, and the contrasts between tradition and modernization that shaped her time there. The project offers an engaging, firsthand perspective on living and…
Majors: Calista Cornet | 院晶深 Leo Glasgow | 郭立鸥 Nile Johnson Genevieve Moore | 莫艾珍 Emily Shen | 沈傳寧 Tianran Song | 宋恬然 Minors: Ally Han | 韩锦阳 Kaleb Kavuma | 康伟明 Owen Sharp | 单培文 Serena Tang | 唐启沅 Kayla Wang | 王凯儿 2026 Levinson Program Commencement Class Speaker Remarks Tianran Song | 宋恬然…
Leo Glasgow is majoring in government and China & Asia-Pacific Studies.
The College of Arts & Sciences at Cornell University will celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the Cornell Levinson Program in China and Asia-Pacific Studies – and a new faculty director for the program — at an April 24 symposium on the Ithaca campus.
Leaders celebrated the Levinson Program and joined other Cornell delegates at the Cornell-China Forum.
Feifei Hung, recipient of the Extraordinary Journey award and class speaker of 2025.
2024 Levinson Program Commencement Class Speaker Remarks Nicole Mah- recipient of the Sherman Cochran Prize May 24, 2024
“This year’s Humanities Scholar Program conference was spectacular. The range of topics covered, the diversity of approaches, and the level of mastery demonstrated by the students were inspiring,” said interim director Lawrence Glickman.
Former National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley ‘69 will explore “U.S. National Security Policymaking and the Future of U.S.-China Relations” in a fireside chat on Wednesday, April 17.
The grants provide funding for students in unpaid or low-paying summer experiences to offset the cost of taking on those positions.
Follow the Levinson Program on LinkedIn for frequent updates! "I think that the China and Asia-Pacific Studies major is truly one of the most amazing majors that we have here at Cornell. Its interdisciplinary approach has allowed me to really gain a wide knowledge base in politics, history, economics and sociology in regards to the…
Innovative and unique programs, such as the Levinson Program in China and Asia Pacific Studies, are exactly what continue to make Cornell an innovative educational environment at the forefront of global issues. As we continue to attract the best and brightest from the world to our interdisciplinary, internationalized program, we would be especially honored if…
On January 30, the Cornell Levinson Program in China and Asia-Pacific Studies joined the Chinese embassy in Washington D.C. for an off-the-record conversation on China and the future of U.S.-China relations between Minister Jing Quan at the embassy and Professor Jessica Chen Weiss, Director of the CAPS program.
Jessica Chen Weiss, Michael J. Zak Professor for China and Asia-Pacific Studies at Cornell University and Director of the Cornell Levinson Program in China and Asia-Pacific Studies, participated in an in-person, closed-door roundtable at Asia Society's New York headquarters with a ministerial-level delegation from the People’s Republic of China on January 8.
CAPS Professor Eli Friedman participated in a seminar at the National Taiwan University College of Social Science on September 22nd. The seminar posed the questions of: "In the face of regime repression, stagnant wages, workplace discrimination, the introduction of disruptive technologies, exploitative guest worker programs, etc., how can workers defend their rights and interests? How…
Take a look at the Cornell CAPS program Beijing semester students' life in China!
Ianna Ramdhany Correa, Nicole Mah, and Eric Zhang reflect on their experiences traveling in China during the fall 2023 semester at Peking University. Their travels took them to Yiwu, Wenzhou, the Yandang mountains and other locations throughout the semester.
Jingchuan Hou wrote: "The exchange experience at Cornell has been exceptionally rewarding and enjoyable for me.
A&S young alumni are among this year’s group of 150 scholars, who are from 43 countries and 114 universities. Schwarzman Scholars, an international program, nurtures a network of future global leaders.
Professor Jessica Chen Weiss, Michael J. Zak Professor for China and Asia-Pacific Studies at Cornell University and Director of the Cornell Levinson China and Asia-Pacific Studies (CAPS) program, joined Bonnie Glaser at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and Thomas Christensen at Columbia | SIPA for an insightful podcast at the CSIS China…