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.
nepal
Cornell Freshman Helps Empower Nepalese Women With Irrigation Project
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Promoting women’s empowerment in the developing world is no easy task, but a Cornell freshmen has an idea: encourage women to take control over their water systems.
Crime
Handgun Shown in Dispute Between Two Men, Both Detained by Police
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A male was “brandishing” a handgun during a dispute with another male on Saturday afternoon. There were no injuries at the scene and both men were detained by the police.
Primary Election
Tompkins 1 of 12 New York Counties to Support Nixon’s Failed Bid Against Gov. Cuomo
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Incumbent Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D-N.Y.) earned the Democratic nomination for New York governor on Thursday evening. But he didn’t earn the majority of votes in Tompkins County, home of Ithaca and Cornell.
School of Hotel Administration
‘The Best People Are Not All White’: Some Hotel School Profs Concerned by Lack of Diversity
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Several previous and current faculty members of the hotel school said that the administration is often too focused on gender diversity to realize the importance or put the effort into achieving racial diversity.
diversity and inclusion
Cornell to Spend $60 Million on Retaining Minority Faculty; ‘Unify Ajudication’ of Greek and Other Student Organizations
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Cornell announced a series of diversity and inclusion initiatives targeting subjects such as mental health treatment, diversity education, retention of minority faculty members and regulations of student organizations, in particular Greek letter organizations.
obituary
Rachel Doran ’19, Fashion Enthusiast and Loving Friend, Dies At Age 21
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A rising senior in the College of Human Ecology, Rachel Doran ’19 died last Friday after battling against several rare and life-threatening syndromes.
blackboard
Cornell to Replace Blackboard with Canvas for All Courses by 2019
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Cornell will replace Blackboard with Canvas as its main Learning Management System in a transition process slated to begin in spring 2019 and end by fall 2019.
chief diversity officer
College of Business’s Chief Diversity Officer Resigns After Only 1 Year
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The chief diversity officer of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, Prof. David Wooten, marketing, confirmed with The Sun that he has resigned, concluding his short one-year tenure at the business college. He is succeeded by Prof. Todd Schmit M.S. ’94, Ph.D. ’03, applied economics and management.
Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
Direct Flights Between Ithaca and Washington Dulles to Begin This Fall
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United Airlines is offering two nonstop flights daily from Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport starting Oct. 4.