Admissions
A Look Inside How Cornell Accepts Its Students
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Admissions is a “highly difficult process and very subjective,” the interim vice provost for enrollment said during an interview with The Sun.
Arts & Sciences
New ‘Social Difference’ Requirement One of Changes in Newly Passed A&S Curriculum Proposal
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The new College of Arts and Sciences curriculum proposal passed Tuesday. The changes will allow students to take sign language to fulfill the college’s language requirement and will have a “social difference” requirement. The college is hoping to implement these changes in Fall 2020.
graduation requirements
Controversial Recommendation to Cut Arts and Sciences Language Requirement Eliminated
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Pepinsky explained that the committee’s new recommendations did make some “compromises” in an effort not to “disproportionately burden” students with heavy course loads.
Arts & Sciences
A&S Dean Ray Jayawardhana Shares His Passions for Collaborative Learning and Astrophysics
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The Sun sat down with Jayawardhana, who took the helm of the College of Arts and Sciences on Sept. 1, to learn more about his background and the work he has accomplished.
planning and development committee
Local Activists Challenge University’s Plan to Run North Campus Additions on Natural Gas
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“[The project is] being designed in a way that can be switched over in the future to other renewable energy sources when they become more efficient than the Cornell district energy system,” Wolf said.
donations
Donors Give $512 Million to the University During Fiscal Year 2018
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This amount is less than the $743 million received in Fiscal Year 2017, according to Fred Van Sickle, vice president of alumni affairs and development.
unlawful surveillance
North Campus Resident Says Man Recorded Her Through Her Apartment Window
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Cornell University Police and the Ithaca Police Department responded to alleged unlawful surveillance at Westbourne Apartments at 11:12 p.m. on Thursday. According to a crime alert, the victim said an unknown man recorded her with a cell phone through the window of her apartment located on 124 Westbourne Ln. The victim said the suspect is a “somewhat heavyset” white male who wore an orange T-shirt, according to the alert. The suspect was last observed going in the direction of Wyckoff Road. “There are no updates at this time,” Ithaca Police Officer Jamie Williamson, a spokesman, told The Sun on Monday.
Arts and Sciences
Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana Named as Dean of College of Arts & Sciences
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Jayawardhana said he is “delighted” to become a part of the “vibrant community of scholars” at the University.
sexual misconduct
Women Accuse Pulitzer Prize Winning Alum of Sexual Misconduct and Misogynistic Behavior
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Author Junot Díaz MFA ’95 was accused of sexual misconduct and misogynistic behavior by female writers on Friday.
language requirement
Arts and Sciences Faculty Declines to Vote on Language Requirement
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Arts college faculty decided to not vote on a proposal to keep the college’s language requirement the same, putting off a decision on the requirement to an undetermined date.