In anticipation of the publication of Thinking Otherwise: How Walter LaFeber Explained the History of US Foreign Relations, Cornell University will host a conference celebrating Professor LaFeber’s life and work at its Tech Campus on New York City’s Roosevelt Island.  The conference will take place from Friday evening October 27 through Sunday afternoon October 29, 2023, and will feature a viewing of Walt’s farewell address at the Beacon Theater in April 2006, recollections and tributes, presentations by Walt’s students of their contributions to Thinking Otherwise, and roundtables with former students who pursued distinguished careers in the public policy and private spheres.

The conference is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is nevertheless required, and space is limited. So if you can attend, please preregister as soon as possible at https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1717/giving/interior.aspx?sid=1717&gid=2&pgid=28765&cid=45887.

Also, beginning at 7:30, the recollections/tribute portion of the Friday night reception, and the two roundtables on Sunday (10:00AM – noon and 01:30-3:30PM) will be live streamed. You can access the live stream by logging onto the portal at https://live.alumni.cornell.edu/streaming-live.

Contact Richard immerman at [email protected] or Doug Little at [email protected] with your questions or if you experience difficulties.