President Obama cited Cornell’s Diversity Programs in Engineering as one of five programs nationwide to receive the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring on Nov. 15.
A month after receiving a letter from students concerned about a lack of support for minority students within the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, Dean Kent Kleinman has appointed a Rei Thompson to focus on minority and diversity issues.
Architecture, Art and Planning Dean Kent Kleinman called the meeting in response to a letter signed by 75 AAP students, detailing their concerns about diversity within the college.
In order to make sure this year's drop in the matriculation rate of black students doesn't become a trend, the University will have to stabilize the existing minority student experience on campus.
From your roomate’s goldfish to the trout in Cayuga Lake; for Prof. Amy McCune, ecology and evolutionary biology, these ordinary specimens provide a glimpse at a world of great diversity.