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In a year filled with protests for racial justice, experts on the history of civil disobedience and protest movements joined up over Zoom to make sense of this historic moment.
As Ithacans wait for Biden’s $1.9 trillion dollar stimulus proposal to pass the Senate, questions remain as to how the money will be allocated, and whether Biden can successfully use it as leverage for his policy goals, which include raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
After almost a week of daily double-digit cases as students returned to Ithaca, campus is making a gradual recovery.
Students have struggled to find internships, from research to finance positions, throughout the pandemic, disrupting opportunities for Cornellians and students across the country.
The College of Arts and Sciences selected its second cohort of Klarman Fellows from over 260 applicants, inducting eight scholars into its three-year postdoctoral research program.
Cornell has once again waived the SAT/ACT requirement for the 2021/2022 application cycle in order to reduce risk and student stress.
I am writing to ask for your help to prevent further spread of COVID-19 at Cornell. As we embark on the first week of classes, we are experiencing a cluster and a surge in cases, many of which are attributable to gatherings in which public health procedures were not followed. It’s not just about wearing masks, physical distancing, and washing hands anymore. In the middle of a local surge in cases, we need to protect ourselves and each other in very specific ways. First, your honesty with contact tracing is a crucial part of containing this surge.
Nearly one year since Cornell’s transition to remote learning in March 2020, students have once again braved the upstate winter by donning their coats and masks for the first day of a mostly virtual semester.
In just a little more than 24 hours, four Student Assembly members — all of whom voted “no” on the contentious disarmament resolution — have been either removed from committees or the assembly as a whole.
As the fall semester comes to a close, students can expect more of the same regulations and guidelines come spring.