Administration

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

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

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

By Caroline McHugh · Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026

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.

University Administration Releases Emergency Preparedness Guidelines, Will ‘Reassess’ Safety Procedures Following Brown Shooting

By Coral Platt · Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026

In a statement to the Cornell community, University administrators detailed emergency preparedness guidelines and intentions to ‘reassess’ University safety procedures.

IN DATA | Cornell Receives Second Most Funds From Foreign Nations At Over $3 Billion

By Zeinab Faraj · Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026

Data released by the U.S. The Department of Education shows Cornell received over $3 billion from foreign countries, with Qatar giving the most to the University.

Federal Judge Rules Financial Aid Lawsuit Against Cornell Must Proceed

By Atticus Johnson · Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026

An antitrust lawsuit that alleges that Cornell and 16 other universities conspired to reduce financial aid will proceed, according to a Jan. 12 ruling from an Illinois federal judge.

U.N. Special Rapporteurs Raise Concern Over Alleged Human Rights Violations at Cornell, Four Other Universities

By Benjamin Leynse · Friday, Jan. 16, 2026

United Nations Special Rapporteurs sent Cornell along with four other universities a letter raising “serious concern” over alleged human rights violations towards international students on campus.

IN DATA | ‘Graduate Students Are The Blood of The University’: Decline in Graduate Student Enrollment Raises Concerns From CGSU, GPSA

By Zeinab Faraj · Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026

Data released by Cornell Institutional Research and Planning on Oct. 21 shows that Cornell’s graduate student population has declined, raising concerns from CGSU and GPSA.

Student Referendum to Overhaul University Disciplinary Process Passes Despite Issues at the Ballot Box

By Benjamin Leynse · Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025

Nearly 3,000 undergraduates voted to support a University referendum to change the University’s disciplinary process amid challenges of some students receiving their ballots in a spam folder.

Cornell Announces New CALS School With Historic $55 Million Endowment

By Varsha Bhargava · Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is set to create a new school, the Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment, following a historic $55 million endowment gifted from Stephen B. Ashley ’62, MBA ’64.

Respondents’ Code Counselors Cite Concerns About Temporary Suspensions, Recommend Changes to Student Code of Conduct Procedures

By Christina MacCorkle · Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025

The Sun spoke to current and former Respondents’ Code Counselors about their experiences supporting students who were temporarily suspended ahead of Friday’s Student Code of Conduct referendum.

Wendy Wolford Discusses Developments in Student, Faculty Visas, Cornell’s Relations With Foreign Nations

By Coral Platt , Caroline McHugh and Benjamin Leynse · Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025

The Sun sat down with Wendy Wolford, vice provost of international affairs, to discuss recent developments regarding requirements for, definitions of and access to student and faculty visas and the University’s relations with foreign nations.

Student Assembly Passes Resolutions to Divest From Fossil Fuels, Condemn Cornell Settlement, Raise Student Activity Fee

By Khady Fall and Rajorshi Chatterjee · Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025

The Student Assembly passed three resolutions, which called on the University to divest from fossil fuel companies, condemned Cornell’s Nov. 7 settlement with the Trump administration and recommended an increase in the Student Activity Fee at its Thursday meeting.

‘Here to Help in Any Capacity’: A Look Into The Financial Resources of the Student Assembly

By Polina Doronkina · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

In addition to its role of representing the student body, The Sun took a look at the various financial resources that are available from the Student Assembly.