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  • 2017 Cornell Survey of Sexual Assault and Related Misconduct

    Oct. 24, 2017 Dear Cornell Community, The university today posted the findings of the 2017 Cornell Survey of Sexual Assault and Related Misconduct. New York state law (129-B) requires that all in-state universities conduct a survey of campus sexual violence every two years. This is the second such survey to measure students’ knowledge of Cornell’s…

  • President Martha E. Pollack responds to fliers promoting white supremacy, anti-Semitism

    Oct. 23, 2017 Dear Ithaca Campus Community, The campus awoke this morning to find fliers posted in several locations on and off campus with a clear and hateful message of anti-Semitism and white supremacy. Whoever is responsible for these fliers is hiding under the cover of anonymity, having posted them overnight. Whoever they are, they…

  • President Martha E. Pollack announces co-chairs, charge of task force addressing bigotry and intolerance

    Oct. 11, 2017 Dear Cornell Community, I am writing today with two important updates regarding the Presidential Task Force that will examine and address persistent problems of bigotry and intolerance at Cornell. First, I am pleased to share the task force charge that has been carefully developed with the input of faculty, staff and students.…

  • VP Malina provides update on campus climate and inclusion efforts

    Oct. 3, 2017 Dear Cornell Community, I am writing with a brief update on several initiatives that are underway related to our campus climate and inclusion efforts, most notably the presidential task force. President Pollack and senior leadership have held numerous conversations with faculty, students and staff over the last two weeks about the charge…

  • Provost Kotlikoff and VP Lombardi detail commitments to diversity and inclusion

    Sept. 25, 2017 Dear Ithaca Campus Community, As President Pollack stated in her recent message, we are committed to facilitating a campus environment in which all students, faculty and staff feel included and valued. We write today to provide an update on current and future efforts to support the educational experience and campus climate at…

  • Statement of Vice Presidents Ryan Lombardi and Fred Van Sickle on the Chi Chapter of Psi Upsilon and 2 Forest Park Lane

    Sept. 19, 2017 Late yesterday, we received correspondence from the Psi Upsilon alumni Board of Governors indicating their immediate plans to close the Chi Chapter at Cornell indefinitely. The Board of Governors also announced their intent to continue the currently scheduled renovations of the property located at 2 Forest Park Lane, and, upon completion in…

  • Statement from President Martha E. Pollack on events of the past few weeks

    September 17, 2017 One of the main reasons I came to Cornell was my admiration for its founding principle to be a university for "…any person…" The events of the last few weeks are thus deeply painful; and, of course, the pain is magnified a thousandfold for those whose dignity and, indeed, very bodies have…

  • Statement from VP Lombardi on off-campus altercation

    September 15, 2017 Early this morning at an off-campus location, a verbal exchange between Cornell students including the use of racial slurs led to a physical assault and the arrest of one undergraduate student. Witnesses describe the student who was arrested for physical assault as having used racial slurs. Other students may also have been…

  • Statement from President Martha E. Pollack on White House rescission of DACA program

    September 5, 2017 Dear Cornell Community, Earlier today, the Trump Administration announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is being rescinded. This policy reversal, the enforcement of which we believe will be delayed for six months, puts our DACA students’ futures in jeopardy and, as such, is extremely troubling. As I wrote…

  • Welcome message

    August 28, 2017 Dear Cornellians, With opening week and inauguration activities behind us, I write today to wish you a successful new academic year. This time of the year brings opportunities to pursue new goals and seek new challenges. I sincerely hope that this year is a productive one for each of you and that…

  • Welcome back message

    August 22, 2017 Dear Members of the Cornell Community, On this first day of classes on the Ithaca campus, I want to welcome everyone to the start of the 2017-18 academic year and to all the possibilities and opportunities that lie ahead of us, individually and as a university. Since my husband, Ken Gottschlich, and…

  • Statement of President Martha E. Pollack on yesterday’s events in Charlottesville

    August 13, 2017 Members of the Cornell Community, Like so many of you, I followed the news from Charlottesville, Virginia, over the past 36 hours with shock, horror, anger and revulsion. The white supremacists’ support for racism, anti-Semitism and raw hatred is vile and antithetical to what this nation and Cornell stand for. Cornell was…

  • Vice President Lombardi on death of Winston Samuel Perez Ventura ’21

    August 5, 2017 Dear Cornell students, I write with deep sadness regarding the tragic loss of one of the newest members of our Cornell community. Incoming first-year student Winston Samuel Perez Ventura ’21 drowned Saturday afternoon while swimming in Fall Creek. Winston was in Ithaca with fellow incoming students participating in the on-campus pre-Freshman Summer…

  • Cornell affirms commitment to fairness and due process

    May 28, 2017 Recent media coverage of a Cornell tenure case in the College of Arts and Sciences has generated concerns about Cornell’s commitment to fairness. The leadership of the College of Arts and Sciences and the University Administration thoroughly disagree with the narrative and many of the details of this situation as they have…

  • Alpha Xi Delta fraternity placed on probationary recognition

    May 25, 2017 Effective immediately, the March 30, 2017, interim suspension of Alpha Xi Delta fraternity is lifted. The chapter is placed on probationary status for a period of three years, as a result of incidents determined to include both hazing and alcohol policy violations. The chapter will need to fulfill requirements from their national…

  • Vice President Lombardi offers condolences on death of Aalaap Narasipura

    May 21, 2017: The campus community is invited to attend a memorial gathering celebrating the life of Aalaap Narasipura on Monday, May 22, at 5 p.m. in Sage Chapel. A reception will follow in Willard Straight Hall. For friends who wish to support Aalaap’s family but have already left Ithaca, correspondence can be sent c/o…

  • Message from Vice President Ryan Lombardi

    May 18, 2017 Dear Cornell students, As you may have heard from local media reports and social media, we are actively searching for Cornell student Aalaap Narasipura. We are in regular contact with his family, and we are dedicating significant resources to the search process and coordinating with local and state agencies. We are all…

  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. placed on probationary recognition

    May 10, 2017 Effective immediately, interim suspension of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. which was imposed on April 18, 2017, is lifted, and the chapter is placed on probationary status, for a period of one year,as a result of incidents determined to include causing a disturbance and failure to respect health and safety. The chapter…

  • Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity placed on probationary recognition

    May 10, 2017 Effective immediately, interim suspension of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, which was imposed March 3, 2017, is lifted, and the chapter is placed on probationary status, for a period of one year, as a result of incidents determined to include hazing and alcohol consumption. The chapter will be required to fulfill a comprehensive…

  • President Pollack reasserts student privacy protections

    May 9, 2017 Dear Cornell Community, Earlier today, an independent contractor for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) arrived on the Ithaca campus to conduct a routine background check related to an individual’s application for a job with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. When the contractor identified himself at a visitor booth, a…

  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. placed on interim suspension

    April 19, 2017 The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life has announced that Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. has committed a serious violation of the Fraternity and Sorority Expectations for Membership and as of April 18, 2017 has been placed by Cornell on interim suspension status. Interim suspension is a pause in the operations of…

  • Arrival message from President Martha E. Pollack

    April 17, 2017 Dear Members of the Cornell University Community, I am honored to begin my service today as Cornell University’s 14th president and to join all of you in shaping the future of this distinguished institution. The Board of Trustees has entrusted me with a great responsibility, and I will do my utmost to…

  • Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity placed on provisional recognition status

    April 13, 2017 Effective immediately, interim suspension of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, which was imposed on February 16, 2017, is lifted, and the chapter is placed on provisional recognition status, which is a probationary status, for a period of no less than 1 year, as a result of incidents determined to be hazing with…

  • Joint statement affirming support for DACA students

    April 10, 2017 Members of the Cornell Community, As part of our ongoing monitoring of federal policy regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, we would like to update you on Cornell’s policies with respect to our DACA students. As announced late last year, all currently enrolled undergraduate DACA students will continue to…

  • Vice President Lombardi issues condolences on death of Peiran “Joyce” Shi ’19

    April 4, 2017 It is with deep sadness that I write to inform you that we have lost a member of the Cornell community. Peiran “Joyce” Shi ’19, a student in the College of Arts & Sciences, died from injuries sustained in a car accident in New Jersey late last night. Two other Cornell students…