Academic Calendar Committee
Academic Calendar Changes Approved by Provost
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Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced that the modified calendar proposed by the Academic Calendar Committee has been approved.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/kotlikoff/page/2/)
Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced that the modified calendar proposed by the Academic Calendar Committee has been approved.
Cornell suspended Prof. Mukund Vengalattore, physics, without pay on June 1, one day after the professor asked a court to hold the University in contempt and six months after a tenure review process that a judge said was “flawed, secretive, unfair.”
Dean Knuth’s role as Chair of the Working Group, and filing of an incident report of a potential investigation of the campus code after being approached by concerned student members of the AFAWG, have made her the focus of attacks that are both unfortunate and undeserved. Over the past few weeks she has been subjected to accusations by advocates of a student who violated the confidential processes of the Working Group, in many cases misrepresenting the facts of the referral and consistently mischaracterizing the motives and goals of the students, faculty and administrators who spent many hours working to improve Cornell’s undergraduate financial aid policies.
Achieving this goal will require the addition of new housing and dining facilities on North Campus, as well as the ongoing renovation of existing residential buildings. An additional component of the plan involves working with city officials to identify ways to improve off-campus housing for students living in Collegetown. By making this investment, we hope to create better student housing options, decrease first-year stress, and enhance the living-learning experience.
“Today the political climate only underscores the importance of renewing and reaffirming Cornell’s ‘any person’ legacy — our commitment to equal opportunity,” Kotlikoff said.