class of 2021
Cornell Hits Record Low Admissions Rate
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“This year’s admitted class continues to raise the bar on what it means to be outstanding,” said Director of Undergraduate Admissions Shawn Felton
Union Election
Union Election Results Too Close to Call
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Although 856 votes were cast in favor of unionization and 919 were cast against, there were 81 votes that were not counted for various reasons — enough to make up the deficit for union supporters.
Unionization Vote
Cornell, Union File Grievances on Opening Day of Voting
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Cornell Graduate Students United and its affiliates in addition to Cornell administration have referred grievances to an arbitrator after a controversial email was sent out last night by Senior Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Barbara Knuth and alleged complaints by student voters of coercion and “electioneering by CGSU/AFT/NYSUT.”
CGSU
AFT President Randi Weingarten ’80 Rallies With Grads Before Major Vote
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“Look, I went to this school. I went to the school of labor relations at this University. So personally I am really offended that somebody…would actually say in a university that…having real labor relations is an existential threat,” Weingarten said.
financial aid
Cornell Considering Need-Aware Admissions for Transfers, Additional Controversial Measures
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Cornell is considering need-aware applications for transfer students, admitting more international students who do not need financial aid and graduating students with more debt, according to more than 30 pages of internal documents obtained by The Sun.
Diversity
Diversity Event, Tapestry, Cancelled for Next Year
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The new program will feature stories based on submissions from undergraduates and will be performed by student volunteers, according to Lindsay Hansen, director for orientation programs.
News
Watchlist Professors Defend ‘Radical Agendas’
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Although some have called the watchlist a threat to freedom of speech on campus, Interim Chair of the Government Department Nicholas van de Walle said the site is “too amateurish to really constitute a threat to academic freedom.”
Cornell Close-Ups
CORNELL CLOSE-UPS | Cook House Dean Fosters Out-of-Classroom Connections
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“I study resiliency and I think it also applies to individuals,” she said. “I hope students see what it is to be a resilient individual, what it means to cope with adversity and defeat, but to do so in a way that you’re always learning from it.”
News
Three Cornell Professors Make Watchlist for Liberal Bias
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Professor Watchlist — a new site that names college professors who “advance a radical agenda in the lecture halls” — named three current and former Cornell professors, alleging that they have a liberal bias.
Anthony Nazaire
Indictment Shows Green Charged With Murder, Manslaughter
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After an investigation that lasted nearly 10 weeks, Green was taken into custody a little after 1:30 p.m. last Monday while waiting for a bus in Freeville, N.Y., where he sometimes resides.