Statement on racist fraternity photo captions in 1980 Cornell yearbook

Feb. 20, 2019

USA Today’s recent article on racist photos in old college yearbooks describes a 1980 photo of the Cornell chapter of the Sigma Nu fraternity with captions that are both racist and anti-Semitic. I strongly denounce the use of these offensive captions, which are completely at odds with the values of our university.

Martha E. Pollack
President