Marielena Hincapié, a national leader on immigration reform and immigrant justice, and Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, former Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe, have been named the 2024-25 John W. Nixon ’53 Distinguished Policy Fellows at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.
The group of 37 alumni and current students will work with Einhorn Center for Community Engagement staff to increase alumni involvement in community-engaged learning programs, courses and projects, among other goals.
Rod Zeltmann, a field assistant at the Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center (LIHREC), celebrated 50 years of employment at Cornell in 2023. Colleagues describe him as reliable, dedicated, and multi-talented.
At the inaugural Women in Community-Engaged Leadership Symposium on June 20 in New York City, Cornell alumni and students gathered to learn about and from women leaders in public service.