Cornell: Two Free Speech Candidates Circulate Petitions to Appear on Alumni Trustee Ballot
“alumni can be placed on the ballot either by an CATN nomination or by a petition signed by at least 400 alumni”
Cornell could use some free speech advocates in leadership positions.
The Cornell Review reports:
Each year in February, Cornell alumni elect two trustees for a four-year term. The election process is controlled by the Cornell Alumni Trustee Nominations Committee (CATN). Under those procedures, alumni can be placed on the ballot either by an CATN nomination or by a petition signed by at least 400 alumni.
Two alumni are currently circulating petitions to get on the February 2025 ballot. J. Kennerly (Ken) Davis, Jr. ’68 was a Vice President of Dominion Resources and has served as Deputy Attorney General of Virginia, and as a legislative aide to a U.S. Senator and a U.S. Congressman. Davis graduated with honors from Cornell University with an A.B. degree in Government. He earned an M.A. degree from Pembroke College, Oxford, in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. He was awarded a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School, and an M.B.A. degree from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Cindy Crawford – M.B.A. ‘90 also holds a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, an M.A. in American Government from Georgetown University, and a J.D. from Georgetown’s Law Center. Crawford works on First Amendment issues, advocating for freedom of speech and assembly. She also focuses on education issues, including protecting the constitutional rights of college students on campus and children and parents’ rights to direct their education.Crawford is senior policy counsel with Americans for Prosperity Foundation, focusing on regulatory issues, freedom of expression, and educational freedom. Prior to joining AFPF, Ms. Crawford was senior litigation counsel with Cause of Action Institute, where she focused her practice on defending clients against government overreach, with an emphasis on constitutionally protected individual rights. Previously Ms. Crawford was in private practice with Nixon Peabody LLP and LeClairRyan where her practice focused on complex business litigation.
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Comments
As an alumnus (over 60 years ago), why is it that I’ve found that I can’t/don’t expect anyone with a J.D. after their name to represent my interests, as well as the best interests of the school
As an alumnus (over 67 years ago) and having had a “J.D.” after my name for almost as long, I take offense at that. I wonder why you bother reading a blog run by another person with a “J.D.” after his name.
Sounds like a raw prejudice to me. Does your “JD” phobia also apply to candidates for Vice President?
cindy crawford ???
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Each one hot in her own way. This one intellectually hot. She’d have my vote if I were a Cornell alum. The other guy might be fine too, I’m from the energy industry myself, but hot-button issues are critical at the moment, and Crawford is a known good quantity on those.
Both have now obtained sufficient signatures to secure places on the ballot. However, I disagree that the alumni-elected trustees are “leadership positions.” There are a total of eight alumni-elected trustees out of a total of 64 members.