cornell tech
New Cornell Tech Dean Greg Morrisett Aims to Grow Diversity, NYC Partnerships
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On June 7, Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff announced that Dean Gregory Morrisett will be the next Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech.
student loans
Billionaire Alumnus Robert F. Smith ’85 To Pay Off Morehouse Graduates’ Student Loans
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Cornell alumnus Robert F. Smith ’85 announced a plan to pay the student loan debt of nearly 400 Morehouse College graduates on Sunday, a gift estimated at $40 million.
Africana Studies
John Bracey Honors Longtime Friend Prof. Emeritus James Turner at Two-Day Symposium
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This weekend, Prof. Emeritus James Turner was honored in a two-day celebration of his life and commitment to Africana Studies as founding director of the department at Cornell.
criminal justice
Art Beyond Cornell Fills Quads With Signs About Mass Incarceration For Criminal Justice Awareness Days
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On Monday morning, students made their way across the Agriculture, Engineering and Arts quads that were flooded with signs sharing messages about incarceration and drug epidemics in the United States.
911 calls
Cornell Professor Connects ‘BBQ Becky’ to Fugitive Slave Laws In Washington Post Op-Ed
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“For virtually the first time, white Americans have faced social disapproval for being caught on camera in the act of treating utterly normal behavior by black people as criminals,” Baptist and Holden wrote.
car accident
First-Year Ithaca College Student Dies in Car Accident
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Kelly Anne Perkins, a 19-year-old Ithaca College freshman, died in a two-vehicle car crash on Monday in Caroline, N.Y., according to an Tompkins County press release.
Admissions
In CNN Op-Ed, President Pollack Says Current Immigration Policies Prohibits Universities From Being for “Any Person”
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President Martha Pollack wrote an op-ed in CNN against current immigration policies, citing the potential impact on international students in higher education.
bonus swipes
Over 400 Students Donated ‘Bonus’ Swipes in First Trial of New Meal Swipe Program
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Under a new initiative intended to help combat food insecurity, students had the opportunity to donate “bonus” meals they have on their meal plan, which range from 4 to 8 depending on the specific plan.
Net-Print
New Printing System to Feature Free Printing and Reduced Costs Beginning This Summer
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The biggest changes to the system will be free printing allocations for all students, reduced printing costs and the centralization of all net-print printers on campus under Cornell information technologies.
BDS
Student Assembly Meeting Reveals Slope Day Headliner, Discusses BDS Movement
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The Student Assembly discussed Students for Justice in Palestine, Slope Day’s headliner and student trustee and S.A. elections on Thursday’s meeting.