News
Cornell Produces Top Artificial Intelligence, Finance Talent Amid Market Boom
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Cornell has been recognized as an incubator for top finance and artificial intelligence talent and will be developing two new AI minors amid the market boom.
Internal Transfers
Self-Discovery Sparks Internal Transfers Across Cornell’s Nine Undergraduate Colleges
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With nine undergraduate colleges and nearly 80 majors, internally transferring can help students find the best academic fit within the University.
Columns
MEHLER | The Secret of One- and Two-Credit Classes
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One- and two-credit courses rarely shine on our course rosters. They are hidden in small departments, seldom publicized and most of the time fail to list who teaches the course. But, these courses remain some of the most invigorating, thought-provoking, engaging and impactful classes that most Cornellians have never even heard of. I have fortunately taken many one- and two-credit courses in my past two years here and I am here to encourage you all to do the same.
Featured in Category
J.C. Tretter ‘13’s path from ILR to the Cleveland Browns and NFLPA President
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J.C. Tretter ’13 came to Cornell with aspirations of going to law school and becoming a sports agent. Now, he’s the starting center for the Cleveland Browns and the president of the NFL Players Association.
Columns
BARAN | Who’s My Advisor?
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One of the benefits that is supposed to come from attending an Ivy League university is a vast network of resources. Cornell students are ostensibly privileged with all the guidance and mentorship they can ask for, all at the tip of their fingertips. For the most part, this is true. If we truly need help with a particular problem, we can almost always seek it out. And at the core of this support network is the advising system.
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.
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
The TikTok Ban: Eliminating a National Security Threat or Limiting Free Speech?
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“I think [China] uses its censorship to nefarious ends, but the American version is also not all that appealing,” said Friedman. “It’s not to say that there should be no controls, but the political content of our speech should at least be protected on the Internet.”
Money & Business
Cornell Professors Discuss the Future of Labor and Implications of USMCA
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“A great majority of the provisions in the USMCA are quite similar or identical to those in NAFTA … and I would call it a rebranding of NAFTA,” Lee said.
News
Kay Hall Namesake, Bill Kay ’51, Dies of Coronavirus Complications
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Real estate developer and generous Cornell benefactor William Kay ’51 died of COVID-19 related causes on Easter, April 12, The Delaware County Daily Times reported Saturday morning. He was 93.