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Tag: August

  • Confronting anti-Asian bias: Interactive teach-in scheduled for May 7

    April 15, 2021 Dear Cornell Community, For the last 14 months, we have been fighting a global pandemic that has caused great suffering. With the arrival of vaccines, we seem to be containing the virus, but unfortunately the last year has highlighted and exacerbated longstanding racism against all communities of color. While prejudice can take…

  • Update on diversity and inclusion initiatives at Cornell

    Jan. 26, 2021 Dear Cornell community, Last semester, our campus community came together as never before to enable a successful, in-person campus experience. It was also a time of vigorous activity and debate on our campus, with faculty, staff and students investing significant time and effort towards the critical, long-term goal of changing societal structures…

  • Update on racial justice initiatives at Cornell

    Sept. 4, 2020 Dear Cornell community, In June, as the nation reeled over racial injustice following the killings of Black Americans, we announced a number of actions that we would take to support and strengthen our community and to create a more just and equitable Cornell. We are writing to update you on some of…

  • Community support

    Feb. 7, 2020 Dear Ithaca Campus Community, As you are aware, the World Health Organization has declared the 2019 Novel Coronavirus a global health emergency that is impacting dozens of countries, including the U.S. Though the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. has been relatively small in comparison to mainland China, Japan, Australia and…