As faculty hiring seasons swings into full force, Provost Michael Kotlikoff has committed funding to help bring superior diverse talent to the faculty, allowing departments to recruit more aggressively.
The United Way of Tompkins County kicks off its 2016-17 campaign with the Stephen E. Garner Day of Caring Sept. 15, followed by the Cornell United Way Campaign kickoff Sept. 16.
The Office of the Title IX Coordinator, dedicated solely to Title IX concerns, is headed by Sarah Affel, and includes two Title IX investigators, Elizabeth McGrath and Kareem Peat, and a case coordinator, Jessica Reynolds.
New procedures related to Policy 6.4, which, among other concerns, addresses incidents in which students are accused of sexual misconduct, were implemented Aug. 1.
The membership of United Auto Workers Local 2300, which represents more than 1,100 Cornell service and maintenance employees on the university's main campus in Ithaca, has ratified a new, five-year agreement with the university.
Staff participating in a forum on the Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter agreed that conversations on these topics need to continue in order to build understanding of different perspectives and help further the Cornell caring community.
For the fifth year, Cornell employees received an announcement this July outlining the funds in which they can invest through Cornell's retirement plans, those funds' performance and fees, and other related information.
Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars learned skills for communication in academic settings and building relationships across differences in an Intergroup Dialogue Project summer course.
