graduation
Commencement Weekend Left in Limbo as COVID-19 Sweeps the Nation
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As mounting concerns over COVID-19 become increasingly prevalent, the class of 2020 raises concerns about the future of their commencement celebrations.
academic calendar
Cornell Extends Semester by Week, Allows Pass/Fail in All Classes
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Less than a week after Cornell unexpectedly cancelled all instruction until April 6, the University has finished ironing out details for how the academic calendar will be structured following spring break.
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Bill Nye ’77 Tells Cornell University Class of 2019 to Change the World
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Nye told graduates of Cornell University’s class of 2019 that this time was the most exciting time of human history. In a speech littered with science jokes and references to his eponymous show, Nye touched on everything from climate change to education for women.
convocation speaker
Committee Delays Announcement of 2019 Convocation Speaker, Citing Contentious S.A. Divestment Vote
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The Cornell Convocation Committee delayed its announcement of the 2019 convocation speaker Thursday, attributing the last-minute change to a contentious Student Assembly vote earlier in the evening.
Columns
PINERO | Oh, the Places You’ll Go
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The relationship between ends and beginnings is parasitic. For something to end, it must already exist. For something to begin, it must not yet be. Burrowed deep inside the ends of things dwells a promise of the new. That promise — of a beginning — must slowly consume the ending within which it is sheltered until it is material and its host is not.
class of 2018
DuVernay Tells Graduates to Live as Directors of Their Own Stories
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She noted that her presence as a woman of color on the stage was a shift from the original vision of the founders of the University.
class of 2016
Provost Kotlikoff Urges Class of 2016 to ‘Widen Horizons,’ Seek Diversity
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“Today the political climate only underscores the importance of renewing and reaffirming Cornell’s ‘any person’ legacy — our commitment to equal opportunity,” Kotlikoff said.
class of 2016
James Franco: Consider Commencement the ‘Start’ of a Lifetime of Learning
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“You are the best our country has to offer, so please go out and be generous and be good,” he said to the Class of 2016.
commencement
Four Years at Cornell: Top News Stories That the Class of 2016 Lived Through
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As the graduating members of the Class of 2016 ready themselves for Commencement, we took a look at the top stories from the past four years at Cornell. Read more in our special graduation issue. Spring 2016: President Elizabeth Garret Dies at 52, Less Than One Year After Assuming Office
Cornell’s first female president died of colon cancer on March 6. “She was the quintessential Cornellian,” Board of Trustees chair Robert Harrison ’76 said. Jan.
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Kotlikoff to Head Commencement, In Light of Rawlings’ Prior Commitment
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Kotlikoff has served as the University’s acting president since Feb. 19, after President Elizabeth Garrett took a leave of absence to undergo surgery for colon cancer.