{"id":27088,"date":"2023-10-03T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=27088"},"modified":"2023-10-02T18:16:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T22:16:17","slug":"lafeber-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/lafeber-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"LaFeber Memorial Conference Set for Late October at Cornell Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Generations of the legendary professor\u2019s students will honor him at \u2018Thinking Otherwise\u2019\u2014and a tribute book is in the works<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Joe Wilensky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Registration is open for a three-day conference in NYC to honor the late, great history professor Walter LaFeber. \u201cThinking Otherwise: How Walter LaFeber Explained the History of U.S. Foreign Relations\u201d will be held October 27\u201329 on the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference will honor the life and legacy of the eminent historian, who taught for a half century at Cornell and passed away in 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was organized by a <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/lafeber-festschrift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dedicated group<\/a> of his former students and is sponsored by them, Cornell\u2019s Department of History, and the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Evan_Stewart_with_LaFeber-A.jpg\" alt=\"Evan Stewart \u201974 with LaFeber at a Cornell Commencement\" class=\"wp-image-14064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Evan_Stewart_with_LaFeber-A.jpg 606w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Evan_Stewart_with_LaFeber-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Evan_Stewart_with_LaFeber-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Evan_Stewart_with_LaFeber-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Evan_Stewart_with_LaFeber-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Evan_Stewart_with_LaFeber-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Evan_Stewart_with_LaFeber-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Evan_Stewart_with_LaFeber-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Evan_Stewart_with_LaFeber-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Evan_Stewart_with_LaFeber-A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">At Commencement with former student Evan Stewart \u201974, JD \u201977. <em>(Provided)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The weekend is free and open to the public; <a href=\"https:\/\/cornelluniversity.imodules.com\/s\/1717\/giving\/interior.aspx?sid=1717&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=28764&amp;cid=45886&amp;ecid=45886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">registration spots<\/a> remain available as of early October, although space is limited. Selected events <a href=\"https:\/\/live.alumni.cornell.edu\/streaming-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">will be livestreamed<\/a> (a Cornell NetID is required for access).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the conference, a <em>festschrift<\/em> (scholarly tribute) will be published in print form by Cornell University Press in fall 2024, and will also be available as a free, open-access ebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>A <em>festschrift<\/em> will be published by Cornell University Press in fall 2024.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An oral history project about LaFeber\u2019s impact on generations of policymakers is also in the works, spearheaded by Jeffrey Engel \u201995, a history professor at Southern Methodist University and director of its Center for Presidential History. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Engel is amassing material on LaFeber for the center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Dedman\/Research\/Institutes-and-Centers\/Center-for-Presidential-History\/CMP\/Walter-LaFeber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collective Memory Project<\/a>\u2014tentatively titled \u201cMemories of a Mentor\u201d\u2014and will be conducting interviews during the conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Walt LaFeber addresses the crowd at the Beacon Theatre in 2006\" class=\"wp-image-14065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/451_06_016-A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Delivering his \u201cfarewell lecture\u201d in front of 3,000 fans in NYC in 2006. <em>(Cornell University file photo)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\"><em><strong>Highlights of the weekend will include:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\">\u2022 <strong>A conversation <\/strong>with Colleen Barry, dean of the Brooks School; Andrew Tisch \u201971, co-chair of Loews Corp.; and Doug Little, PhD \u201978, a history professor at Clark University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\">\u2022 <strong>A video screening<\/strong> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornell.edu\/video\/walter-lafeber-beacon-theatre-2006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LaFeber\u2019s famed \u201clast lecture,\u201d<\/a> which he delivered at Manhattan\u2019s Beacon Theatre in 2006. (The viewing will be followed by an open mic session where alumni can share their memories.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\">\u2022 <strong>Panel discussions<\/strong> exploring LaFeber\u2019s many published works and his profound impact on the field of U.S. diplomatic history and foreign relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Roundtable talks<\/strong> with many of LaFeber\u2019s former students\u2014who have pursued careers not only in government and the public policy world, but in business and law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Top: A typical LaFeber lecture: a brief outline on the board and no notes. 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