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CALS Internship Will Strengthen Ties Between Cornell Students, New York State

Sylvia Rusnak  —  Nov 29, 2012

A new internship program for students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences seeks to help revitalize the work force in upstate New York and offer students a unique opportunity to affect and connect with the communities in which they will be working, according to CALS officials.

Chinese Librarians Travel to Ithaca For Internship With Cornell Library

Dara Levy  —  Oct 18, 2012

The Cornell Library’s Department of Preservation and Conservation will host library staff from four different Chinese academic libraries to teach them about western book binding preservation techniques.

Do You Know What You Did Last Summer?

Jacob Kose  —  Apr 4, 2012

Jacob Kose '13 ruminates on the potential for greatness Ithaca in the summer holds.

Money for Nothing and Interns for Free

Jon Weinberg  —  Feb 29, 2012

Jon Weinberg '13 discusses the problems with unpaid internships that also fail to meet educational standards, and argues that students should not accept this status quo.

Let the Stress Résumé

Deon Thomas  —  Feb 24, 2012

Deon Thomas '15 idenitifies the roadblock to not getting experience in the workplace: no workplace experience. 

International Students Struggle to Find Jobs in U.S.

Margaret Yoder  —  Feb 15, 2012

As Cornellians across campus scramble to send off polished applications to summer internships, international students say they are frustrated with the lack of off-campus job opportunities available to them.

Focusing on All the Wrong Details

Sandie Cheng  —  Sep 17, 2010

Sandie Cheng '12 remedies her anxiety about the future by taking inspiration from someone who chose to follow his dreams.

The Millennials: Confident But Exploited

Carolyn Witte  —  Sep 2, 2010

Carolyn Witte '12 returns to consider the legality of unpaid internships.

Leveling the Rat Race

Apr 28, 2010

Unpaid internships are not only borderline-illegal, but unfairly tilt the playing field in favor of the wealthy.

As Regulators Worry About Abuses of Unpaid Internships, Cornell Looks for Solutions

Margo Cohen Ris...  —  Apr 27, 2010

The number of unpaid internships for young people continues to increase, and Cornell Career Service counselors say they are becoming increasingly concerned about the trend.

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