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New Dean of Students Vijay Pendakur Recalls Turbulent Childhood
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“By virtue of being different — being Indian in an all black neighborhood — my sister and I felt like we had targets on our backs,” he said.
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Dean Reveals Personal History, Advocates Student Voice on Campus
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Pendakur highlighted moments in his life when he felt isolated and misunderstood, and discussed the importance of relationships between students and administrators.
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New Dean of Students Aims to ‘Transform Student Experience’
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Aside from his duties and responsibilities, Pendakur said he is also looking forward to having fun with students and getting to know them around campus.
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Pendakur Named Cornell’s New Dean of Students, Aims to Elevate Diversity Dialogue
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“Students are out in front of us on a lot of these issues,” he said at the forum. “I am able to learn from my students, about the rapidly-evolving nature of trans-inclusion politics that they’re better at than me. It’s an inspiring and powerful moment, when I can listen and learn, by keeping students at the center.”
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Dean of Students Candidate Plans to Foster Diversity, ‘Build Trust’ Between Administration and Students
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At the forum — where students were able to provide input on the search to replace former Dean Kent Hubbell ’69 — Mauro emphasized that helping students feel at home on campus is both “a community responsibility and a community benefit.”
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First Dean of Students Candidate Promises Inclusive Diversity Dialog at Forum
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“I am able to learn from my students, about the rapidly-evolving nature of trans-inclusion politics that they’re better at than me. It’s an inspiring and powerful moment, when I can listen and learn, by keeping students at the center.”
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Cornellians Praise Contributions of Dean Hubbell ’69 at Farewell Event
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“[Hubbell’s] generosity of spirit and kindness is as real as any bridge or building ever constructed, and it is certainly more enduring,” Burke said.