The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded a $5 million grant to the School of Hotel Administration in support of diversity and inclusion initiatives, and student financial aid.
At the Fall Diversity in Scholarship and Engagement Symposium Dec. 7, a Cornell faculty member gave advice for minority students on how to get through graduate school and succeed in academic careers.
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, staff and chaplains of Cornell United Religious Work offer support to students exercising their freedom of speech, belief and activity to address racism in America.
Vice President Ryan Lombardi announced at yesterday's Student Assembly meeting that he is planning to increase the number of front-line staff in the university’s advocacy and resource centers.
Senior Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Barbara Knuth presented climate survey results and students brainstormed ideas for more inclusion at Cornell at a Nov. 16 campus dinner.
A new Web portal for students with families aims to help them acclimate and integrate into the Cornell community and centralizes policies, resources and support structures that pertain to them.
LGBT activists Brittany Ferrell and Alexis Templeton spoke on marginalization of people of color in a civil rights movement dominated by heterosexual men and the need for female leadership.
Karen Jaime '97 has returned to Cornell as a faculty member in performing and media arts and Latino studies following a varied career in New York City, including being a bouncer at queer bars.
Local and campus leaders met Nov. 14 to recognize town-gown partnerships and celebrate the "long history of cooperation for mutual benefit" that the university, city and county have enjoyed.
