The Cornell University Board of Trustees approved and read memorial and condolence resolutions in honor of the late President Elizabeth Garrett during the open, public session of its meeting on the Ithaca campus March 24.
In the newly formed Program for Research on Youth Development, Cornell researchers join with the New York State 4-H program to serve 200,000 children and teens.
Events this week include a faculty art show at the Johnson Museum, a James Kennedy exhibit in Sibley Hall, and High Five Recognition Events for all Cornell employees in Ithaca, Geneva and New York City.
The 70th anniversary of the ILR School in Buffalo, New York, will be celebrated in the Queen City March 31 and April 1 with a series of events and speakers.
In a new Foreign Language Across the Curriculum class with Michael Fontaine, associate professor of classics, students earn course credit while learning to converse in Latin.
In a message to the Cornell community, Robert S. Harrison '76, chairman of the Cornell University Board of Trustees, announced the appointment of President Emeritus Hunter R. Rawlings III as interim president.
Rawlings, president of the AAU since 2011, served as Cornell’s 10th president from 1995 to 2003. An international search for the university's 14th president will begin in the coming months.
Undergraduate students in the new College of Business will see more extensive career services, easier access to a wider range of classes and the addition of new faculty.
Dr. Janet Corson-Rikert, who has led Gannett Health Services for more than 20 years, will retire from Cornell in May, leaving a legacy of advocacy and care that addresses the well-being of the whole person.
