Administration

Top Cornell Administrators Field Questions On Campus Climate, Budget at University Assembly

By Vivienne Cierski · Monday, March 2, 2026

Tuesday’s University Assembly meeting featured President Michael Kotlikoff, who covered topics such as freedom of expression, rights of international students and looming budget cuts.

Cornell To Launch First Part-Time, Online Bachelor’s Degree Focused on ‘Accessibility’

By Zeinab Faraj · Friday, Feb. 27, 2026

‘Subtlety, Rigor, Tolerance, Self-discipline’: Prof. Emeritus Daniel Gold, Asian Studies, Dies at 78

By Coral Platt · Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026

Student Assembly Pressures Kotlikoff to Enforce Anti-ICE Resolution, Renames to ‘Student Governance Assembly’

By Emma Spindler · Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026

Cornellians Voice Frustration With Continued Promotion of Border Patrol Job Recruitment From Cornell Career Services, Handshake

By Sofia Loayza · Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026

Cornell students and professor respond to promotion of U.S. Customs and Border Protection job recruitment on Cornell Career Services site and Handshake.

‘Everyone Needs to Step Up Their Game’: 14 Resolutions Presented at Student Assembly Addressing Assembly’s Inefficiency

By Sofia Loayza · Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026

Student Assembly members presented 14 resolutions regarding improving internal processes and productivity during the Student Assembly’s Feb. 12 meeting.

University Shares Plans to Address Continued ‘Financial Challenges’ Under Resilient Cornell Initiative

By Coral Platt · Friday, Feb. 13, 2026

University administrators released a Wednesday update on Resilient Cornell’s plans to address Cornell’s ongoing financial challenges.

What Will the New Ashley School Look Like?

By Svetlana Gupta · Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026

The Sun spoke to students and administrators to find out what the new Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment, announced in December after a $55 million donation by Stephen Ashley ’62, MBA ’64., might look like.

Student Assembly Approves $50K for ALANA, Advances Several Funding Requests

By Vivienne Cierski · Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026

The Student Assembly approved $50,000 for the ALANA Intercultural Board, advanced multiple funding requests, and took rare disciplinary action against two Assembly members.

Employee Assembly Deliberates on Future of the American University, Voices Concerns for University’s Financial Austerity

By Iris Liang · Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026

The Employee Assembly met on Wednesday to discuss the Committee for the Future of the American University and the impact of austerity measures at Cornell.

‘Brown is Not Alone’: Cornell Hosts Vigil In Memory of Brown University Shooting Victims

By Emma Spindler · Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026

The Student Assembly hosted a Saturday afternoon vigil for the victims of the Brown University mass shooting that took place on Dec. 13.

Cornell Presidential Task Force on Institutional Voice Releases Final Report on Institutional Restraint

By Kristie To · Friday, Feb. 6, 2026

Following months of review and discussion, the Presidential Task Force on Institutional Voice released their final report on Thursday in an email statement to students. The report recommends that the University should only speak as an institution on issues directly related to its mission.

Student Assembly Voices Frustration With Administration’s Response Time, Discusses Transferring Funds to ALANA, Assembly’s Special Projects Fund

By Vivienne Cierski · Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026

The Student Assembly discussed plans for Spring 2026, moved forward two previously proposed resolutions, Resolutions 23 and 24, to a third reading and voiced dissatisfaction with the administration’s speed in responding to resolutions during a Thursday meeting.

Disagreements Are ‘At The Heart of a Healthy University’: CAS Dean Peter Loewen Launches Course to Promote Dialogue, Debate

By James Covit · Friday, Jan. 30, 2026

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Peter Loewen is teaching a course about disagreements which he hopes will connect students with different beliefs for conversation.

Cornell Appoints Prof. Thorsten Joachims As New Vice Provost for Artificial Intelligence Strategy Position

By Caroline McHugh · Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026

Cornell appointed Prof. Thorsten Joachims, computer science and information science, to be the first vice provost for artificial intelligence strategy, a newly-created position, on Jan. 1.

Conservative Biologist Sues Cornell, Alleging the University Discriminated Against White Faculty Candidates

By Matthew Kiviat · Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026

Colin Wright, an evolutionary biologist, filed a lawsuit against Cornell on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, claiming that the University intentionally sought to discriminate against white candidates when seeking to fill a faculty vacancy in 2020.

Cornell Announces Ithaca and AgriTech Campuses Will Reopen at Noon on Monday

By Coral Platt and Varsha Bhargava · Monday, Jan. 26, 2026

Cornell’s Ithaca and AgriTech campuses will reopen at noon on Monday, after closing at noon on Sunday due to a major winter storm, according to the University’s Office of Emergency Management.

Cornell Closes Ithaca, AgriTech Campuses Beginning Sunday Ahead of Upcoming Snowstorm

By Varsha Bhargava · Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026

Cornell’s Ithaca and AgriTech campuses will close at noon on Sunday due to an upcoming winter storm and hazardous weather conditions, according to the University’s Office of Emergency Management.

Engineering College Renames to David A. Duffield College of Engineering Following Largest Gift in University History

By Varsha Bhargava · Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026

Following David A. Duffield’s ’62 MBA ’64 historic $371.5 million donation pledge, the University has renamed the engineering college to the David A. Duffield College of Engineering, according to the Cornell Chronicle.

Kotlikoff Tells Faculty Senate He Was ‘Not Thrilled’ With Settlement, Cornell Budget is Still on ‘Razor’s Edge’

By Zeinab Faraj and Atticus Johnson · Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026

In a meeting with the Faculty Senate on Wednesday afternoon, President Michael Kotlikoff answered questions about Cornell’s settlement with the Trump administration, financial concerns, a new Code of Conduct and a United Nations Special Rapporteurs letter to the University regarding international student rights.