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  • University statement on nonviolent protest and admissions

    March 1, 2018 Cornell University values civic discourse as essential to the academic mission and promotes public engagement as critical to inspiring future leaders. Disciplinary action resulting from responsible engagement in nonviolent protest will not jeopardize admission to Cornell. Michael Kotlikoff Provost Barbara A. Knuth Senior Vice Provost

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • Message of condolence on the death of Harsh Gosalia

    June 7, 2011 Dear friends, It is with a heavy heart that I report the news that one of our very recent graduates, Harsh Gosalia, passed away Sunday evening in Hoboken, NJ. Harsh graduated in January with a Masters in Engineering, and took a job in New York City. He had come back to Ithaca…