Cornell, and other universities, should look internally to increase efficiancy and cut costs, rather than wating for increased funding from the government.
President Barack Obama’s recent proposal to tame the rapidly increasing cost of tuition overlooks the complexity of university budgeting, as well as advancements in financial aid, President David Skorton argued in an editorial published in The Huffington Post Monday.
President Skorton's announcement that the University would construct a new humanities building demonstrated Cornell's commitment to the field at a time when many were beginning to have their doubts.
Co-chaired by President David Skorton, the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council began the process of determining the best job-generating proposals on Cornell’s campus Wednesday.
At a town hall event in Willard Straight Hall Sunday, President David Skorton dismissed concerns about Cornell’s acceptance rate for the Class of 2015, which decreased by a smaller margin than the rates the years immediately preceding it.
A Student Assembly resolution passed last fall to phase out bottled water sales is, according to various sources, either dead in the water or moving ahead as planned.
President David Skorton sat down with The Sun on Monday to discuss his decision-making regarding Greek life, staff cuts, suicide prevention and the controversial folding of the Africana Center into the College of Arts and Sciences.
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