Task force recommends new undergraduate admissions practices

The recommendations include a range of actions for how Cornell can best enroll academically excellent classes in ways that advance the university’s unique ethos and mission.

Identity-based offices unite under new name, offer greater student support

The Centers for Student Equity, Empowerment, and Belonging combines six existing offices, a change meant to strengthen connections for students and groups navigating the offices, and emphasize the intersections of students' varied identities.

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Folkenflik ’91 is Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist

NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik ’91 has been named the 2023-24 Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist in the College of Arts and Sciences. The program brings accomplished journalists to Cornell each year.

Artist Laurie Anderson visits campus Sept. 26-27

Pioneering multimedia artist Laurie Anderson will offer a public talk in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Arts Unplugged series during her two-day visit to campus.

Entrepreneurial students pack eHub Collegetown for kickoff event

Cornell was recently ranked by Crunchbase as the No. 5 top school in the country for producing entrepreneurs who have raised capital.

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Welcome event unites Cornell, local colleges, community

The CU Downtown event, a celebration to welcome new students, has merged with Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College for the first time to create one grand event for 2023: Welcome Student Weekend.

Students share design savvy at 4-H Fashion Revue

Designs by 4-H youth hit the runway at the 4-H Fashion Revue at the New York State Fair, with Cornell students and faculty inspiring the young fashion designers with feedback and discussions about design thinking and innovation.

NYT columnist to be featured at Kops Lecture

Jamelle Bouie, columnist for the New York Times, will be the featured speaker at the 2023 Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture, Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. in Klarman Hall’s Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium.

From breaking to Beyoncé: Hip Hop Collection empowers students

Cornell's Hip Hop Collection, which includes the archives of some of the most influential pioneers of hip-hop, supports and enriches a passionate community of student scholars and artists.