cornell finance
Cornell Staves Off Major Financial Losses, Despite $20 Million COVID Bill
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Cornell saves as much as possible amidst COVID spending, which can rack up quickly.
business
Clubs Face Funding Challenges After Reduced SAFC Budget Allocations
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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.
Cornell
Cornell Alum Creates Crowdfunding Platform for Environmentally Sustainable Businesses
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“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.”
Money & Business
What is the Real Cost of a Cornell Education?
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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.
finance
Student-Owned Investment Fund BlackGen Capital Prepares to Make First Investments
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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.
Applied Economics and Management
Closing Deals Over Golf — Cornell Professor and Alumna Discuss Gender Biases in Finance
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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.
Money & Business
Top 10 Tips for Students Managing Money During COVID-19
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Applied economics and management Profs. Scott Yonker, Byoung-Hyoun Hwang and Rich Curtis shared their top tips for money management during these uncertain times.
Money & Business
Cornell Professors Weigh in on Pandemic’s Impact on America’s Healthcare System
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More than 176,000 people have died from COVID-19 and 5.6 million people have contracted the virus in the United States. In Tompkins County, 241 people have tested positive for the coronavirus and there have been two reported deaths.
Money & Business
Cornell Received $12.8 Million in Aid Back in May. How Will it Help the University and its Students During the Pandemic?
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The CARES Act funds “may have saved the University from spending more of its own resources,” Ehrenberg said.
business
Cornell Policy Experts Assess the State of the U.S. Labor Market
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“The roiling U.S. labor market was already in a transitional outlook pre-pandemic as a result of external forces,” Israel said.