Gaza ceasefire is a resounding policy victory for Trump
The president's leadership was a key factor in getting the deal done, says professor emeritus Barry Strauss.
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The Brittney and Adam J. Levinson Program in China and Asia-Pacific Studies offers unparalleled opportunities for those interested in contemporary China and/or U.S.-China relations by providing a wide variety of courses, two off-campus options in Beijing, China and Washington, D.C., multiple tracks of Chinese language training, and high-quality internship opportunities in both the U.S. and China.
Explore Levinson Program Academics
Undergraduate program
The program offers a four-year undergraduate major to Cornell students in the College of Arts & Sciences, and a cross-college minor to all Cornell undergraduate students.
Experiences on the Cornell Campus and Beyond
On campus in Ithaca
Levinson Program students usually spend their freshman and sophomore years in Ithaca to
- Fullfill general A & S college requirements
- Start taking Chinese language courses
- Take one of the four Levinson Program gateway courses.
Off-campus in Beijing and Washington, D.C.:
Beijing, China: Levinson Program students spend either the spring semester of their junior year or the fall semester of their senior year in Beijing at Peking University, China’s most distinguished institution of higher learning. In addition to Chinese language studies, students take two CAPS core courses on Chinese politics and foreign relations (CAPS 4001 and CAPS 4002) and additional Beida course(s) under CAPS 4888 for Cornell credit. In Beijing, students hold internships with government agencies, businesses, the media, think tanks, research programs, or other organizations.
Washington, D.C.: Levinson Program students have an option of spending a semester of their junior or senior year in Washington, D.C., at Cornell in Washington (CIW). Students take one CAPS core course (CAPS 4998) and additional CIW courses, while holding China-related internships in government agencies, embassies, newspapers, television networks, businesses, law firms, think tanks, NGOs, and other organizations.
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Levinson Program News
Gold surge does not pose a threat to the US dollar
“It would be virtually impossible for Gold to take on the multifaceted role of the USD in international trade and finance."
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Brad Ramshaw named Experimental Physics Investigator
Cornell physicist Brad Ramshaw has been named a 2025 Experimental Physics Investigator – national recognition awarded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to a select group of researchers pushing the boundaries of experimental physics.
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Cornell physicists update catalog of binary black holes
These simulations, developed with significant input from Cornell researchers using code written at Cornell, help scientists analyze gravitational waves observed by the LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA detectors located in the U.S., Italy and Japan.
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Writers, translators consider ‘Ukraine in Translation’ Oct. 18
The symposium responds to a new urgency to Ukrainian culture of the past, present and future both inside and outside the country.
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Héctor Abruña to be honored at Dreyfus Prize ceremony Oct. 23
The president of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation will present Abruña with the award in a 4 p.m. ceremony in the Meshri Family Auditorium, Baker Laboratory Room 200 and also livestreamed.
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Cornell ‘Swifties’ bond over musical superstar 
The Cornell Swift Club will ring in a new Taylor Swift era with a late-night album release party for “The Life of a Showgirl.”
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Political views, not sex and violence, now drive literary censorship
Liberals and conservatives both oppose censorship of children’s literature – unless the writing offends their own political ideology, showing how a once-bipartisan issue has become polarized.
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