FGSS
FGSS Celebrates 50 Years With Speakers, Events and Collective Contemplation
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The feminist, gender and sexuality studies program is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a yearlong series of events.
Featured in Category
Cornell Announces Plan to Raise $500 Million for Financial Aid
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Last Thursday, University president Martha Pollack announced the launch of a new campaign aiming to raise $500 million for undergraduate financial aid.
Convenience Store Renovation
New and Improved Collegetown 7-Eleven Provides Students with Accessible Food Options
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The local Collegetown 7-Eleven continues to give students an accessible and affordable place to buy food after renovations.
ACT/SAT requirements
Cornell Waives Standardized Testing Requirement for First-Year Applications Through Fall 2024
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The University has extended their test-optional policy, providing Fall 2023 and 2024 applicants the option to forgo standardized testing.
conflict resolution
Campus Mediation Program Teaches Students Creative Conflict Resolution
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As the new Code of Conduct emphasizes community mediation, the Campus Mediation Practicum could gain a greater importance for students on campus.
classroom accomodation
Faculty Senate Passes Resolutions to Improve Classroom COVID Accommodations
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After a special meeting on Sept. 9, the Faculty Senate passed two resolutions that grant instructors control over classroom modality and demand more transparent University policies.
rosh hashanah
Cornell Rings in Jewish New Year With In-Person Meals, Services
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Students celebrated Rosh Hashanah from the evening of Sept. 6 though Sept. 8 with services, meals and gatherings — all slightly modified to fit the ongoing pandemic, but much closer to tradition than last year’s.
Faculty Letter
Faculty Letters Call for Safety Accommodations, Flexibility Amid University Push for In-Person Learning
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The University faculty has written letters to the administration requesting flexibility and revisions to in-person accommodations and transparency in their COVID policy making.
fall 2021
From Remote Classes to a Reopened Campus: Students Enjoy Their First Day of Fall 2021
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As Cornellians flocked to campus on Thursday for the beginning of an entirely in-person semester – the first in over a year – their excitement and optimism brightened the summery day.
AIISP
Cornell Adopts an Official Land Acknowledgement, Expanding Recognition for the Cayuga Nation
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Over a century after Cornell was founded, an official land acknowledgment recognizing the University’s location on the homeland of Cayuga Nation was presented at all four 2021 commencement ceremonies.