Mary Loeffelholz, dean of the School of Continuing Education who led the school’s expansion post-pandemic and the planning of Cornell’s first part-time online bachelor’s degree program, will step down from her role as dean, effective Jan. 1.
Six new faculty members will join Cornell Tech during the coming year, bringing expertise in AI, machine learning, programming languages, and operations research.
The 3,681 first-year students and 603 transfers who begin moving to campus Aug. 17, hail from 49 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and American Samoa, and 62 countries.
After a successful pilot launch in the spring, Cornell’s AI Critical Literacy Program will be offered in the fall to all incoming students as well as other interested students, faculty members and staff.
An initiative to handle minor academic integrity violations in classes is rolling out to the entire university in the fall semester after a successful two-and-a-half-year pilot.
The Purpose Science and Innovation Exchange has received a three-year, $3.5 million grant from the Bezos Family Foundation to launch two new fellowships aimed to help youth develop a sense of purpose.
Announced Aug. 5 at Cornell Tech, a research partnership will help neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx identify where new trees are needed most to improve public health.
