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Ann Coulter Invited Back to Speak at Cornell, a Year After Protesters Shut Down Similar Event

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 14, 2024 4 Comments

“She has accepted [the invitation] in principle. … She has turned it over to her speaker’s bureau to negotiate important details”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8KLnvgk6Mw

The ‘Coalition for Mutual Liberation’ at Cornell Threatens to Harm the School From Within

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 09, 2024 5 Comments

"CML’s stated goal is to promote liberation, but in practice, they simply disrupt campus as much as possible."

Police Called When Pro-Palestinian Students at Cornell ‘Occupy’ the Library

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 09, 2024 7 Comments

"Cornell says pro-Palestinian student protestors violated university policy"

Cornell Protesters Praise ‘Resistance in Palestine,’ Houthis During ‘Divestment’ Rally

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 06, 2024 7 Comments

“We take our cue from the armed resistance in Palestine. We are in solidarity with the armed resistance in Palestine from the river to the sea”

Cornell Student Assembly Overwhelmingly Rejects Anti-Israel Divestment Resolution Over Gaza

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 01, 2024 18 Comments

Rejected by 16 No, 4 Yes, in favor of a separate compromise resolution on divesting from military contractors that does not mention Israel or Gaza. This was a pretty resounding defeat for BDS on campus, a reflection not so much of views of the underlying conflict, but a campus fatigue with the constant attacks on the Cornell Jewish community.

‘Cornell Has One Administrator for Every Two Undergrads’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 31, 2024 8 Comments

"Cornell created more than 1,100 new positions in a decade, going from 6,619 administrative and support staff in 2013-14 to 7,764 in 2022-23, according to the data."

Cornell Board of Trustees “Unanimous Vote in Support of President Martha E. Pollack”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 29, 2024 28 Comments

DEI is a religion at Cornell. People don't give up their religion easily.

The FIRE Comes To Defense Of Cornell Student Under Investigation for Allegedly Posting ‘Zionists must die’ on Social Media

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 28, 2024 21 Comments

“Punishing clearly protected political speech is foreclosed by Cornell’s clear commitment to upholding student free speech rights, even when some consider the views expressed to be offensive or hateful”

It’s Cornell Trustees Time For Choosing Whether To Rescue The Cornell Brand From The DEI Downward Spiral

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2024 22 Comments

At its meeting this weekend, the Cornell Board of Trustees can continue on its current path and join the senior administration in doubling down on DEI, or it can choose another path that restores the fundamental values of equality, freedom of speech and expression, and open inquiry, and perhaps rescues the Cornell brand.

Cornell U. Instructor Cancels Class in Show of Support for ‘Global Strike for Palestine’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 25, 2024 15 Comments

"mourn[s] the fact that all universities in Gaza have been destroyed or demolished by Israeli military forces."

Fire Cornell President And Get Rid Of DEI, Says Major Donor And Trustee Emeritus

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 24, 2024 58 Comments

Jon Lindseth: "President Pollack and Provost Kotlikoff have allowed their headlong support for DEI policies to take root at the expense of the four essential pillars of Cornell University: 1) Open Inquiry; 2) Academic Freedom; 3) Viewpoint Diversity; and 4) Free Expression. This is an inexcusable violation of their fundamental duty to Cornell. Therefore, they should resign their positions effective immediately."

Cornell Under Increased Scrutiny Because of Anti-Israel Summer Program

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 16, 2024 6 Comments

“Given the trend on campus of increasingly aggressive anti-Israel activism, it is not totally surprising that the website for a Cornell-related program was used to push political propaganda.”

Window Dressing: Day After Congressional Letter Threatening Funding, Cornell Condemns Student Social Media Post That “Zionists Must Die”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 14, 2024 49 Comments

“The problem is not what some student put on his or her personal social media, as hateful as the statements may be, but the campus DEI culture that enables and encourages such hatred based on false oppressor-oppressed and decolonization narratives that leave Israel and Jews dehumanized."

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