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Coulter Reportedly Will Return to Campus April 16
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Ann Coulter ’84, a controversial conservative media personality, will come to Cornell on April 16, according to a free speech advocate.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/michael-kotlikoff/)
Ann Coulter ’84, a controversial conservative media personality, will come to Cornell on April 16, according to a free speech advocate.
Obviously, the administration doesn’t want an ideal campus. What it wants is to pull Cornell as far away from democracy as possible.
In an April 3 email, President Martha Pollack and Provost Michael Kotlikoff rejected a March 23 Student Assembly resolution requesting content warnings for graphic classroom content, citing academic freedom and academic integrity.
On Thursday — the second day of classes — Cornell entered a yellow alert level, indicating a low to moderate risk level. There are now 47 total active cases on campus and 61 active cases in Tompkins County.
Cornell administrators recently spoke with The Sun about the University’s reopening plan, anti-racism initiatives in light of the Do Better Cornell movement and other pressing campus issues. Here are the highlights.
The Sun spoke with President Martha Pollack, Provost Michael Kotlikoff, Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi, Vice President of Facilities and Campus Services Rick Burgess, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Presidential Advisor for Diversity and Equity Avery August and Vice President for University Relations Joel Malina about Cornell’s reopening plan and anti-racism initiatives.
Let me start by saying that I have great respect for anybody who has to take responsibility for the lives of others during this pandemic.
As New York’s 14-day quarantine mandate grows to 34 states — covering over 5,000 Cornellians — the University announced that it would backtrack from its promise to offer quarantine housing to all on-campus students.
Cornell administrators defended the fall reopening plan in national media throughout July. Meanwhile, many peer institutions are planning to welcome only a portion of students back to campus.
Cornell’s tuition rates will increase this upcoming fall semester, despite financial constraints placed on students during COVID-19.