The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/finance/)
The Student Assembly decreased its operating budget from 68,605 dollars to 37,850, partly due to its goal to curb excessive spending and focus on allocating funds toward student initiatives.
In celebration of the Fall semester’s close, Cornell’s finance community gathered in the Carrier Ballroom of the Statler Hotel on Saturday, Dec. 3. Six organizations collaborated to host the event themed A Night on Wall Street.
Why is the reward for acceptance to an Ivy League school working 70 hours a week at Goldman Sachs? Shouldn’t the point of going to Cornell be to earn a decent living doing something less burdensome, even if it involves taking a pay cut?
Cornell law professor Saule Omarova has been nominated by the Biden administration to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Cornell saves as much as possible amidst COVID spending, which can rack up quickly.
Fewer budgets were submitted in fall 2020 than in the previous year. For those that did, SAFC allocated, on average, about $300 less per organization.
“With Greenfundr, I took that environmental sector, broke it up into a bunch of different categories, like sustainable fashion, clean energy and sustainable agriculture, and built a platform that’s completely dedicated to green projects.”
Why did Cornell choose to raise tuition at a time when many are experiencing stiff financial hardship; why is the University’s financial aid lower than all of its Ivy League peers? Amid concerns about the true value of a college degree in the era of “Zoom University,” School of Industrial and Labor Relations Prof. Ronald Ehrenberg, who studies how institutions of higher education operate, explained the nuances behind some of these questions.
BlackGen Capital, Cornell’s first underrepresented minority owned investment fund, prepares to make its first investments after two semesters of recruiting, training and hosting corporate events.
Women who don’t feel comfortable participating in these activities may miss out on promotions and client relationships, exacerbating the problem of investment management being thought of as a “boys club” that women have to fight to be included in.