Beasley and Jean-Pierre named 2026-27 Brooks Distinguished Policy Fellows

Karine Jean-Pierre, 35th White House Press Secretary and former senior advisor to President Joe Biden, and Gov. David Beasley, former governor of South Carolina and past Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme, have been named the 2026-27 Distinguished Policy Fellows at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.

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Midterm forecast strongly favors Democrats to win House majority

The forecast model developed by Peter Enns and graduate students is highly accurate historically, correctly predicting winners of the previous 14 congressional elections.

Health systems joining efforts to reduce homelessness

Most of the nation’s largest health systems are investing in homeless mitigation programs, including building housing.

Campaign closes with record support for students and research

Cornell’s To Do the Greatest Good campaign surpassed its goal of raising more than $5 billion and engaging more than 200,000 alumni – achievements that will enhance opportunities for students and accelerate critical faculty research.

Research Matters returns, following ideas from the lab to real life 

The second season of Research Matters, a Cornell video podcast, drops today, with a way-too-relevant episode on why we don't always do the things we know we should.

Roper Center renews decade-long partnership with Cornell

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research will remain at Cornell for another 10 years, the longest term in the partnership’s history, as of Aug. 1.

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Deans discuss democracy on new podcast series

A new series of episodes on a Cornell podcast will reflect on the 250th birthday of the U.S. and feature three Cornell deans.

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Cornell, City of Ithaca seek ‘unified vision’ for parks

Students and faculty will help the city transform its parks and their care – with new landscaping features and a proposed maintenance plan and governance structure. 

‘If you can keep it’: Cornell scholars tackle democracy’s modern threats

From the early days of Cornell’s founding to the present, scholars have studied the idea and the practice of democracy.

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