Anxiety, distrust, rigged elections, polarization, demographic change and racial resentment are all themes surrounding America’s 2016 presidential election, according to a Nov. 1 panel discussion.
Members of the Presidential Task Force on Campus Climate are actively working toward an end-of-semester deadline to deliver specific recommendations to President Martha E. Pollack.
Three eminent constitutional scholars discussed President Donald Trump’s DACA rescission and travel ban Sept. 8 in Myron Taylor Hall. They also talked about the expansion of executive power in recent decades.
Since Sofia Aumann ’19 uncovered the complicated issues behind human sex trafficking as she worked on a research project, she has supported schooling for girls in developing nations.
At a Feb. 26 Cornell Law School panel, professors looked at the various laws and regulations college town municipalities use control student behavior and preserve neighborhood integrity.
Students have organized Mental Health Awareness Week Oct. 16-23 to draw attention to the need for students to take advantage of campus services to help them cope with stress and other issues.
On May 19, Cornell hosted its annual reception for Cornell staff members who obtained higher education degrees this year. Twelve staff members were honored for obtaining degrees at either Cornell or another institution.