Tag: Cornell University

LGBTQ+

Discrimination Causes Disproportionate Harm on LGBTQ People of Color, Research Finds

Discrimination causes disproportionate harm on LGBTQ people of color, according to a research brief by the What We Know Project at Cornell University. “This research brief makes clear the tangible harms that discrimination inflicts on LGBTQ people of color, and the urgent need  for public policy that reflects what the research tells us about  how […]

June 17, 2021

Tenure

Engaging Academia on My Own Terms

I associated my belonging and success in academia with persisting and succeeding in the “traditional pathway” of doctoral students. While no one specifically told me, “you need to get a tenure-track position at a research institution,” I was socialized to believe that was the only goal I should aspire to.

April 14, 2021

News Roundup

Angela Winfield Appointed Law School Admission Council Chief Diversity Officer

Angela Winfield, Cornell University’s associate vice president for inclusion and workforce diversity, has been appointed chief diversity officer of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). Winfield came to Cornell as program manager for the Northeast ADA Center in 2015, became director of inclusion and workforce diversity in 2016, and rose to associate vice president for […]

March 11, 2021

News Roundup

Cornell Names Two Residence Halls After Alumnae Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Toni Morrison

Cornell University will be naming two residence halls after alumnae U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, according to a Cornell press release. The announcement came in Cornell President Dr. Martha E. Pollack’s State of the University address. The two under-construction residence halls are part of the school’s North […]

October 12, 2020

Latest News

Cornell’s New Engineering Dean Seeks to Diversify and Modernize Programs

Though his mother did not attend college, the importance of education was always engrained in Dr. Lynden A. Archer’s head.

July 27, 2020

News Roundup

Freshman Football Recruit Won’t Attend Cornell After His Use of Racial Slur

Nate Panza, an incoming football recruit at Cornell University who was removed from the college team after he was seen on video using a racial slur, won’t be attending the institution anymore, a university spokesperson told The Cornell Daily Sun. The spokesperson declined to clarify whether Panza’s admission offer was rescinded or if he voluntarily […]

July 1, 2020

News Roundup

Incoming Cornell Football Recruit Out of Team After He Uses Racial Slur

An incoming freshman at Cornell University has lost his spot on the college football team after a video surfaced showing him using the N-word, reported The Cornell Daily Sun, citing an unnamed source close to the sport’s program. Cornell has yet to release an official statement on football recruit Nate Panza’s admission to the Dyson […]

June 23, 2020

Students

University of Michigan’s Kessler Scholars Program for First-Generation Students Expands to Other Institutions

The Kessler Presidential Scholars Program, which was established at the College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan (U-M) as a way to support first-generation students financially and academically, will expand to more institutions across the country.

May 27, 2020

News Roundup

Due to Pandemic, Cornell Suspends ACT/SAT Requirement for 2021 Applicants

Due to the cancellation of standardized tests because of the pandemic, Cornell University has suspended ACT/SAT exam requirements for students seeking to enroll at the institution beginning in August 2021. The suspension of test requirements also applies to early decision and regular decision rounds of review, Cornell said. In a statement on its website, Cornell […]

April 24, 2020

Students

Maintaining Hope Despite the Uncertain Ending of My Doctoral Journey

As I come to terms with our current reality under the COVID-19 pandemic, I can’t shake the feelings of uncertainty. Beyond the academic job market being very competitive, the looming economic impact this crisis will have in higher education makes it seem like this is the worst time to be seeking a job, especially on the tenure track.

April 23, 2020

Students

Redefining Access in Higher Education

As colleges and universities become increasingly diverse in terms of their enrollment, they are quick to highlight how their incoming class is either the most racially or ethnically diverse class, the most first-generation college students to be admitted in a given year, or the most socioeconomically diverse incoming class. But what happens when these students come to campus?

February 27, 2020

News Roundup

Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten Named First Black President of Simmons University

Simmons University, a women’s undergraduate school and co-ed graduate school in Boston, has appointed Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten as its ninth president. She will be the first Black to serve in  the role and will succeed Helen G. Drinan, who held the position for the past 12 years. Wooten has assumed various leadership positions throughout […]

February 6, 2020