COVID-19
Cornell Moves to Yellow Alert, Reports ‘Disturbing Increase’ in Cases
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President Martha Pollack blamed Cornell’s move to the yellow alert on students not following public health guidelines.
code of conduct
University Attorneys to Draft Code of Conduct Revisions
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The University Assembly passed a resolution allowing the University Counsel to decide revisions to the code of conduct.
Featured in Category
President Pollack, VP Lombardi Talk Greek Life Reform, Mental Health Initiatives, Ongoing Sustainability Efforts and More
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In a semesterly meeting with The Sun, President Martha E. Pollack shared her hopes for on-campus reform, reaffirmed her dedication to “transparency” in the investigation of Antonio Tsialas’s death and promised plans for increasing student socioeconomic diversity as she prepares to wrap up her fifth semester in Cornell’s highest office.
One Cornell
Visioning Grants Will Fund Research in Humanities, Science, Music in New York City
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Four proposals were selected from a pool of 30 applications. A committee surveyed Cornell students and faculty from both campuses in order to make their final decisions on the recipients of $250,000 in grant money.
State of the University
President Martha Pollack Lauds ‘Strong’ State of the University in Annual Address
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Pollack described how students are “applying in droves” and professors, as well as government agencies, non-governmental organizations and industry, are “saying yes to Cornell.”
President Pollack
Pollack Rejects Creation of Independent Task Force to Review Cornell’s Mental Health Policies
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In response to what they called a “systemic failure” on the part of Cornell, Sophie’s parents, Scott MacLeod and Susan Hack, asked the University to establish an independent, externally-led body that would be tasked with reviewing the mental health challenges facing Cornell students .
Employee Assembly
‘Take Risks,’ Pollack Tells Cornell Staff at Employee Assembly Meeting
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President Martha Pollack addressed questions about how free speech applies to University employees and encouraged risk-taking.
Presidential Task Force
Greenwood ’20 ‘Not on Campus,’ Task Force Nominations Open, Pollack Tells U.A.
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John P. A. Greenwood ’20, the student charged on Monday with a hate crime and who prosecutors and witnesses say punched a black student and called him the N-word in September, is currently “not on campus,” Pollack said.
GOP Tax Plan
Pollack Slams GOP Tax Plan, Says It Would Cost Cornell Millions
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Pollack argued the proposal would have a “perverse effect,” increasing the costs of Cornell while harming its ability to provide a quality education.
GPSA
Pollack Details Task Force, Speech Code, Sexual Misconduct Policy to Grads
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Less than a week after the administration informed students of updates to the presidential task force, President Martha Pollack detailed the nomination process.