Skip to main content
Search Cornell University
  • cornell.edu
  • Cornell Chronicle
  • Search
Cornell University

Media Relations Office

  • About Media Relations
  • Working With Us
  • Advisories
  • Tip Sheets
  • In the News

Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

To connect with a Cornell faculty member or expert, please contact the Media Relations Office.

Cornell expert: ‘We’re now paying George Santos not to do the hard work’

January 31, 2023

New York Representative George Santos has told GOP colleagues that he is temporarily stepping back from his congressional committee assignments as he faces multiple investigations, but 'we're now paying George Santos not to do the hard work’ says professor and former congressman Steve Israel. 

Law and Policy

Federal budget ‘its own debt ceiling,’ Biden should ignore calls for negotiation

February 1, 2023

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are scheduled to meet today at the White House in an effort to reach a resolution on the nation’s debt ceiling, but Biden should ignore calls for negotiation says Cornell Law School professor Robert Hockett.

Law and Policy

Biden’s housing announcement ‘unlikely to change much’ for tenants

January 25, 2023

As housing prices soar, the Biden administration says it is taking significant steps to protect tenants and make rental prices more affordable, but the actions are unlikely to change much says Cornell University professor Laura Tach.

Law and Policy

Proposed race, ethnicity census checkboxes may help dismantle dangerous discrimination

January 26, 2023

The Biden administration is proposing changes to forms for the 2030 census and federal government surveys that would include a new checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African" and a "Hispanic or Latino" box.

Law, Government & Public Policy
Law and Policy
Social & Behavioral Sciences

Google’s new antitrust case ‘unlikely to be resolved quickly’

January 26, 2023

This week, the Department of Justice (DOJ), along with eight other states, sued Google over its digital advertising practices, but this matter is unlikely to be resolved quickly says Cornell Law professor George Hay.

Law and Policy

Borrowing in excess of debt ceiling ‘least unconstitutional’ option for Biden

January 18, 2023

With the U.S. expected to hit its borrowing limit tomorrow, President Joe Biden must borrow in excess of the debt ceiling to cover the revenue shortfall or risk a ‘trilemma,' says Cornell Law School professor Michael Dorf. 

Law and Policy

Proposed USCIS fee hikes may face pushback from employers

January 4, 2023

Proposed rule by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to adjust the filing fees for certain immigration and citizenship applications raises several questions and may face pushback from employers says Cornell Law School professor Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

Law and Policy

Law scholar behind bipartisan supply chain bill calls it critical to economic development

December 21, 2022

Bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing supply chain shortfalls exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, conceived and drafted by law scholar and Cornell Law School professor Robert Hockett. 

Law and Policy

Title 42 termination ‘overdue’, not ‘effective’ to manage migration

December 19, 2022

Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School and co-author of a leading 21-volume immigration law series, says that the expiration of Title 42 is long overdue, not an effective way to manage migration.

Law and Policy

Immigration reform bill like ‘rearranging deck chairs on sinking Titanic’

December 13, 2022

The House of Representatives is voting today on a partial immigration reform bill. Stephen Yale-Loehr says if enacted, the bill would help some immigrants get green cards faster, but would make the process slower for others.

Law School
Law and Policy

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Page 6
  • Page 7
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • Next page ››
  • Last page Last »

Gallery Heading

    Links

    • About the Chronicle
    • Media Relations Office
    • Sitemap
    • Copyright
    • Web Accessibility Assistance
    • University Relations

    Contact

    Media Relations
    312 College Ave. · Cornell University
    Ithaca, NY 14850
    607-255-6074
    mediarelations@cornell.edu
    @CornellMedia

    SUBSCRIBE

    • Daily and weekly newsletters
    • Feeds - RSS & JSON