ukraine-russia conflict
War Causes Cornellians from Ukraine to Adjust Summer Plans
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Ukrainian students at Cornell experienced major changes in their summer plans as the war in Ukraine makes traveling extremely challenging.
Cornell Parole Initiative
Cornell Parole Initiative Student Group Works to Free Prisoners Across New York State
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The Cornell Parole Initiative, a student organization that has successfully released six people from prison, works to prepare parole applicants, who are serving sentences between twenty years to life imprisonment, for their hearings.
Class of 2024
‘I Feel Like a Freshman’: First-Year Students and Sophomores Navigate an In-Person College Experience
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Following an academic year filled with Zoom classes, virtual social events and intense COVID restrictions, the Class of 2024 and the Class of 2025 have gotten a taste of their first relatively-normal collegiate year –– an experience that has posed some unexpected challenges.
Pre-Professional Organizations
Pre-Professional Organizations Hopeful For a Semester of In-Person Events
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With the possibility of in-person events, pre-professional organizations are setting goals for the semester.
International Students
International Students Navigate Travel Restrictions, COVID-19 Safety Concerns
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For many international students, going home this semester means planning out a web of flights, navigating ambiguous travel and vaccination requirements and having to quarantine all over again.
fall 2020
Students Adapt to Zoom Classes During a Hybrid Semester
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“I miss seeing people face-to-face and actually having that interaction. I feel like it’s pretty hard to have that engaging discussion if you’ve never seen the professor or all the people before.”
Cornell University
As Job Market Dries Up, Students Turn Towards Online Courses
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Students change original summer plans, turning to online courses due to uncertainty of internships and job availability.
academic technology center
Students Provide Technological Support for Professors to Ease Transition to Online Learning
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Students that had previously worked as academic technology assistants on Cornell’s campus are still doing so, only now, remotely.