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  • 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…

  • Alpha Xi Delta placed on interim suspension

    March 30, 2017 The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life has announced that Alpha Xi Delta sorority has committed a serious violation of the University Recognition Policy and as of March 30, 2017 has been placed by Cornell on interim suspension status. This action is consistent with action taken by the national office of the…

  • Statement on graduate assistants election results

    March 29, 2017 On March 27 and 28, a secret ballot election was held to determine if Cornell Graduate Students United (CGSU), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) would serve as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for Cornell University Graduate Assistants on the Ithaca and Geneva campuses who hold…

  • Statement on graduate assistants election results

    March 29, 2017 On March 27 and 28, a secret ballot election was held to determine if Cornell Graduate Students United (CGSU), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) would serve as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for Cornell University Graduate Assistants on the Ithaca and Geneva campuses who hold…

  • Statement on off-campus housing safety

    March 28, 2017 The safety of our students’ housing options, both on and off campus, is not only a top priority for me and for university leadership; it is also a principle of the highest order. Some off-campus housing units, while not necessarily out of compliance with state fire safety codes, lack what many would…

  • Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity placed on provisional recognition status

    March 17, 2017 Effective immediately, interim suspension of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, which was imposed on February 2, 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 regarding revised immigration executive order

    March 7, 2017 On Monday, March 6, President Trump signed a new executive order that makes a number of changes to his January 27 directive, later blocked by courts, that temporarily banned entry for nationals from seven predominately Muslim countries. Importantly, the new order does not affect nationals from Iraq, focusing on nationals from Iran,…

  • Vice President Lombardi issues condolences on death of Angel Hierro ’17

    March 6, 2017 It is with deep sadness that I write to inform you that we have lost a member of the Cornell community. Angel Hierro ’17 was found dead in his residence in the Latino Living Center in Anna Comstock Hall on Sunday. Cornell Police are investigating, but foul play is not suspected. A…

  • Pi Kappa Alpha placed on interim suspension

    March 3, 2017 The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life has announced that Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity has committed a serious violation of the University Recognition Policy and as of March 3, 2017 has been placed by Cornell on interim suspension status. Interim suspension is a pause in the operations of a chapter during which…

  • Lambda Chi Alpha placed on interim suspension

    February 17, 2017 The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life has announced that Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity has committed a serious violation of the University Recognition Policy and as of February 16th has been placed by Cornell on interim suspension status. Interim suspension is a pause in the operations of a chapter during which the…

  • Sigma Phi Epsilon placed on interim suspension

    February 3, 2017 The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life has announced that Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity has committed a serious violation of the University Recognition Policy and as of February 2 has been placed by Cornell on interim suspension status. Interim suspension is a pause in the operations of a chapter during which the…

  • Statement from President Rawlings regarding immigration executive order

    Jan. 29, 2017 Dear Members of the Cornell Community, President Donald Trump’s recent executive order imposing a 90-day ban on immigrant and nonimmigrant entry to the United States from seven predominantly Muslim nations is deeply troubling and has serious and chilling implications for a number of our students and scholars. It is fundamentally antithetical to…

  • President Rawlings announces landmark gift

    Jan. 28, 2017 Dear Cornell Community, Today the Cornell University Board of Trustees approved a historic, transformative $150 million gift from Trustee Emeritus Fisk Johnson and SC Johnson to endow and name the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. This investment, the largest single gift ever made to the Ithaca campus and the second largest…

  • Rawlings offers condolences on death of Nellie Corson

    Jan. 24, 2017 It is with deep sadness that I share news of the death of Nellie Corson, a cherished member of our Cornell family, who died Monday, Jan. 23, at the age of 102 at her home at Kendal at Ithaca. Nellie was the widow of Dale Corson, Cornell’s eighth president (1969-77) and a…

  • Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi named dean of Weill Cornell Medicine

    Jan. 17, 2017 We are delighted to share with you the exciting news that Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi, the Weill Chairman of the Weill Department of Medicine, has been elected the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University’s provost for medical affairs. The Executive Committee of Cornell’s Board of Trustees…

  • President Rawlings responds to campus petition

    Dec. 22, 2016 Dear Cornell Community, A few weeks ago, I met with a group of faculty and students who presented me with a petition signed by more than 2,200 Cornellians, expressing collective concern over potential shifts in federal policy in the wake of the November election and the impacts those shifts could have on…

  • Message of condolence on death of Jason Thomas

    Nov. 30, 2016 It is with deep sadness that I share news of the death of Jason Thomas, a member of the MBA Class of ’18 in the Johnson School who passed away last night at his home. He was a talented member of his first-year class at Johnson and participated in several clubs, including…

  • President Rawlings reaffirms Cornell’s commitment to its founding principles

    Nov. 22, 2016 Dear Members of the Cornell Community, I write to reaffirm Cornell’s commitment to our core principle of “any person, any study.” Cornell is a place where we respect each individual, regardless of heritage, ethnicity, individual identity, religious belief, or national origin. I would also like to reassure all those who study, serve,…

  • Martha E. Pollack named 14th president of Cornell University

    Nov. 15, 2016 Dear Cornellians, I write today with the wonderful news that the Cornell Board of Trustees this morning unanimously elected Martha E. Pollack, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan, the 14th president of Cornell University. She will begin her term of office on April 17, 2017.…

  • President issues statement on arrest in Nazaire investigation

    Nov. 7, 2016 Dear Cornell Community: I am writing tonight to convey the news of an important development in the investigation into the fatal stabbing of Ithaca College student Anthony Nazaire that occurred August 28 near Campus Road. The Ithaca Police Department this evening announced the arrest of Nagee E. Green, 23, of Freeville, N.Y.,…

  • Interim President Rawlings issues statement on graduate assistant labor union representation

    Oct. 27, 2016 Dear Graduate Students and Other Members of the Cornell Community: I write to offer my perspective on the issues surrounding potential union representation of graduate students at Cornell, and to articulate the position of Cornell University on the question of whether or not unionization is in the best interest of graduate education…

  • Congratulations to ICSD Superintendent Luvelle Brown

    Oct. 26, 2016 Today, I celebrate the news that Ithaca City School District (ICSD) Superintendent Dr. Luvelle Brown has been named the 2017 New York State School Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Brown is both a friend and a colleague, and his progressive leadership and collaborative spirit have resulted in a school district that is…

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