Two FMLA entitlements related to the military are new for Cornell employees: a qualifying military exigency leave and a military caregiver leave. The provisions take effect Jan. 16. (Jan. 15, 2009)
This year's event recognized 259 long-serving staff members who celebrated a fifth-year anniversary at 25 or more years of service to Cornell - collectively having given more than 8,200 years of service. (April 13, 2010)
Cornell has simplified its parking permit structure and is changing its parking rates to meet changing user needs, promote sustainable commuting practices, and meet the costs of parking maintenance. (May 10, 2011)
Professor emeritus William Binnington Ward died April 27 at Cayuga Medical Center following a brief illness. A longtime chair of the Department of Communication, he served on the faculty for 63 years. (May 2, 2008)
The Cornell Annual Fund raised an all-time record of $27.3 million in fiscal year 2009-10 announced the fund's new director, Joe Lyons '98. (Oct. 28, 2010)
Months before the first students arrived for the first-ever semester at Cornell University, the school’s tiny faculty and administration – chiefly President Andrew Dickson White – set about placing figurative cornerstones for educational success.
Math professor Ken Brown is an example of the changing face of mathematics, where collaboration is key. An Oct. 9-11 conference honored the popular professor. (Oct. 27, 2010)
When British and American forces invaded Iraq in 2003, they were unprepared for their obligations to keep local residents safe, said Director of Amnesty International for Asia Saman Zia-Zarifi '90, J.D. '93.
For the first time in its 13-year history, Cornell's student-staffed fundraising phonathon raised $1 million (and counting) in a single fiscal year. (April 2, 2010)