{"id":35514,"date":"2024-05-21T09:04:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=35514"},"modified":"2025-02-17T15:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T20:38:10","slug":"earle-beyond-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/earle-beyond-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"New Book Chronicles Cornell\u2019s International Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">In <em>Beyond Borders<\/em>, more than four dozen authors contribute to an overview of the University\u2019s \u2018global dimensions\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Corey Ryan Earle \u201907<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">If you think traveling to Ithaca is difficult today, imagine sailing across the ocean 150 years ago, your belongings packed into a steamer trunk, anxiously anticipating enrolling at a new university in a country that you\u2019ve never visited before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Cornell opened its doors in 1868, students and faculty had already begun to travel from overseas to participate in this grand educational experiment where, as Ezra proclaimed, truly \u201cany person can find instruction in any study.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Cornellians_Corey_Illustration_v5-788x1024.jpg\" alt=\"An illustration of Corey Earle with the title Storytime with Corey\" class=\"wp-image-31441 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Cornellians_Corey_Illustration_v5-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Cornellians_Corey_Illustration_v5-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Cornellians_Corey_Illustration_v5-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Cornellians_Corey_Illustration_v5-1181x1536.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Cornellians_Corey_Illustration_v5-1575x2048.jpg 1575w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Cornellians_Corey_Illustration_v5-1215x1580.jpg 1215w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Cornellians_Corey_Illustration_v5-608x790.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Cornellians_Corey_Illustration_v5-304x395.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Cornellians_Corey_Illustration_v5-385x500.jpg 385w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Cornellians_Corey_Illustration_v5-192x250.jpg 192w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Cornellians_Corey_Illustration_v5-96x125.jpg 96w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Cornellians_Corey_Illustration_v5-scaled.jpg 1969w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the century and a half since the first international Cornellians set foot on campus, the University has had an enormous impact across the planet. Today, it leads teaching, research, and outreach efforts that span countries and continents, and its community is as global as it has ever been.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, for the first time, the breadth and depth of this international footprint has been chronicled in a book: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornellpress.cornell.edu\/book\/9781501777004\/beyond-borders\/#bookTabs=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Beyond Borders: Exploring the History of Cornell\u2019s Global Dimensions<\/em><\/a>, published in association with Cornell University Press and with support from <a href=\"https:\/\/theuniversityfaculty.cornell.edu\/cape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cornell Academics &amp; Professors Emeriti<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"(clockwise from lower left)Rabindra Parajuli (in blue headband), Kathryn March, Suren Himdung Tamang, David Holmberg, and Paul Josephson (pointing) at the pilgrimage site on Phyukri Ridge, with CNSP\/Cornell Outdoor Education, winter 2009-2010.\" class=\"wp-image-35641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/52.2-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A visit to a pilgrimage site in Nepal during study abroad in 2009\u201310. <em>(Katie Walker \u201910)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The project was the vision of Royal Colle, PhD \u201967, professor emeritus of communication, who began collecting stories about Cornell\u2019s international involvement two decades ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colle\u2019s academic career involved research and extension around the world, partnering with agencies like the Ford Foundation, World Bank, and World Health Organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Colle-S24-cover-A.jpg\" alt=\"The cover of &quot;Beyond Borders&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-35642 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Colle-S24-cover-A.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Colle-S24-cover-A-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Colle-S24-cover-A-304x395.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Colle-S24-cover-A-385x500.jpg 385w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Colle-S24-cover-A-193x250.jpg 193w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/Colle-S24-cover-A-96x125.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Recognizing that much of Cornell\u2019s international work had not been documented in previous books about the University, Colle recruited a team of editors to help bring the project to fruition: Heike Michelsen, former director of programming at the <a href=\"https:\/\/einaudi.cornell.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies<\/a>; Elaine Deutsch Engst, MA \u201972, university archivist emerita and former director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/rare.library.cornell.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections<\/a>; and myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After nearly three years of production, the book comprises 58 chapters about aspects of Cornell\u2019s global dimensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Its 54 authors include many faculty and staff who played direct roles in those endeavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The editorial team sought stories representing a wide range of disciplines, regions, and cultures, while also documenting the history of institutional programs and services like <a href=\"https:\/\/abroad.globallearning.cornell.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Education Abroad<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/scl.cornell.edu\/residential-life\/housing\/campus-housing\/upper-level-undergraduates\/program-houses\/holland-international-living-center-hilc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holland International Living Center<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/aap.cornell.edu\/academics\/rome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cornell in Rome<\/a>, to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The editorial team sought stories representing a wide range of disciplines, regions, and cultures.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>While comprehensiveness is impossible with a book of this nature, even the most knowledgeable Cornellian will learn something new in each chapter. To whet your appetite, here are just a few anecdotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 From 1924\u201331, Cornell collaborated with China\u2019s University of Nanking (now Nanjing) in what has been called the \u201cfirst notable example of international technical cooperation in agriculture,\u201d resulting in the development of better varieties of wheat, barley, rice, and other crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The editors of Beyond Borders: Corey Earle, Heike Michelsen, Royal Colle and Elaine Engst\" class=\"wp-image-35643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG-4337-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The editors (from left): Earle, Michelsen, Colle, and Engst. <em>(Provided)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Geology professor Charles Hartt recruited so many Brazilian students in the 1870s that they formed the University\u2019s first international student group, Club Brasileiro, which also published a Portuguese newsletter<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Generations of students have had life-changing opportunities through the long-running course <a href=\"https:\/\/einhorn.cornell.edu\/course\/gdev-6020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Agriculture in Developing Nations<\/a> (established in 1968) and its trips around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>While comprehensiveness is impossible with a book of this nature, even the most knowledgeable Cornellian will learn something new in each chapter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Cornell was a pioneer in language instruction, creating a Division of Modern Languages in the 1940s and helping popularize a teaching method that focused on conversation, taught by linguists and native speakers (with reading and writing considered secondary).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 By 2021, more than 65,000 farms in Bangladesh were growing <em>Bt brinjal<\/em>, a bioengineered, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2018\/07\/bt-eggplant-improving-lives-bangladesh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pest-resistant eggplant<\/a> developed and commercialized thanks to a Cornell-led consortium.<\/p>\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\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Huynh Sanh Thong conducts Vietnamese class, 1953.\" class=\"wp-image-35639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/26.1-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Vietnamese language class in the 1950s. <em>(Provided)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Home economics pioneer Flora Rose led an extensive field survey focused on nutrition in Belgian children after World War I, paving the way for future research and extension efforts in international nutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 As an undergraduate, Hu Shih 1914 (namesake of a new residence hall), organized a group of Chinese students to donate Chinese-language books to the library, strengthening its world-class Asia collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Cornell was a pioneer in language instruction,  helping popularize a teaching method that focused on conversation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 In the first year of the University\u2019s formal study abroad program (1985\u201386), 259 students did so for at least a semester, nearly tripling the 88 of the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 In 1933, Cornell became the first U.S. college or university to dedicate a staff member to working with international students (then numbering about 175). That staffer\u2019s father, John Mott 1888, remains the only Cornellian to <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/nobel-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">win the Nobel Peace Prize<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Royal Colle (center) seeking information for a rural communication project in India.\" class=\"wp-image-35638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/20.1-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colle working on a rural communication project in India. <em>(Provided)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Beyond Borders<\/em> is available in paperback, hardcover, and e-book form. It can be purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornellpress.cornell.edu\/book\/9781501777004\/beyond-borders\/#bookTabs=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">from the publisher<\/a> and at online retailers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beyond-Borders-Exploring-Cornells-Dimensions-ebook\/dp\/B0CRWX69VQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a>, or can be ordered through your local bookstore. Several of its editors will attend the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornellstore.com\/reunion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reunion Book Signing<\/a> at the Cornell Store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>An expert on Big Red lore,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/americanstudies.cornell.edu\/corey-ryan-earle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Corey Ryan Earle \u201907<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0teaches \u201cThe First American University,\u201d a wildly popular spring semester course on Cornell history.<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Top: An international student adviser greets Cornellians arriving at the Ithaca airport from Liberia, India, and the Philippines in the early 1960s. 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