The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/vice-provost/)
In the past week, some of us have observed people walking around in campus buildings without masks on. It appears that there is no mechanism for enforcement of this mask mandate. We also will not necessarily know if an individual we encounter in or outside of class has been vaccinated or tested. All we can do is wear masks.
Cornell released the results of its mental health review Thursday afternoon, addressing a range of issues present within the Cornell community, including the work-life balance students have found hard to achieve within the college environment.
Prof. Kathryn Boor ’80, food science, the current dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will serve as the Graduate School dean and vice provost for graduate education, Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced on Monday afternoon.
Beginning with the Class of 2024, the University will stop biannually reporting accepted student application numbers and demographics — an uncommon move among top-tier universities.
On June 7, Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff announced that Dean Gregory Morrisett will be the next Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech.
Huttenlocher, who will depart Aug. 1, served as Cornell Tech’s founding dean since 2012. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate will return to his alma mater to assume the position of inaugural dean of the new MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing.
McComas’ new responsibilities after July 1st will include serving as an advocate for Cornell’s role as the land-grant university for New York state, monitoring and collaborating on responses to the governor’s initiatives in higher education and economic development, and representing the university’s four contract colleges in dealings with the State University of New York.
S.A. international students liaison at-large Christopher Schott ’18 predicts the leadership shuffle will have little impact on international students’ push for financial aid in “extenuating circumstances.”
As provost for academic affairs, August will lead faculty recruitment and a period review of academic departments.