The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/finance/)
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.
Applied economics and management Profs. Scott Yonker, Byoung-Hyoun Hwang and Rich Curtis shared their top tips for money management during these uncertain times.
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.