Twenty new faculty have joined the College of Arts & Sciences this year, strengtheningdepartments and programs with their wide-ranging expertise and filling numerous leadershiproles for the College and university.
An innovative major in the College of Arts & Sciences is being expanded and refined to highlight its combination of science, social science and the humanities and its relevance to careers today.
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.
On August 6, Cornell Law School welcomed 103 students representing 26 countries by citizenship to Orientation for the General LL.M. (Master of Laws) Class of 2027.
On August 19, Cornell Law School welcomed 218 students in the J.D. Class of 2029, 27 J.D. exchange students from international partner schools, and 2 transfer students for their first day of Orientation.
The forecast model developed by Peter Enns and graduate students is highly accurate historically, correctly predicting winners of the previous 14 congressional elections.