Cornell Tag

‘An Open Letter on 2025 Cornell Alumni Trustee Elections by the Alumni Free Speech Alliance’

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 30, 2025 1 Comment

"Cornell’s election rules prohibiting free speech and open debate seem designed to prevent fresh-thinking alumni candidates from addressing the university’s serious problems."...

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Upcoming Board of Trustees Elections at Cornell Offer Some Hope of Sanity

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 21, 2025 3 Comments

"Designating candidates as endorsed/unendorsed appears to be a way of putting a thumb on the scale"...

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Poison Ivies: DEI and the Downfall of the Ivy League

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 22, 2024 17 Comments

"The review of Ivy League practices by our CriticalRace.org project reflects substantial efforts by Ivy League schools to purport to comply with the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action, while maintaining work-arounds and DEI practices that continue the obsession with racial identities."...

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Cornell Course on Gaza Becomes Center of Controversy

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 14, 2024 7 Comments

"The classroom itself is shaping up as the next front in these clashes, particularly after the election."...

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After Denouncing Jews, Cornell Prof Claims “Violence is All Zionism Can Offer the World”

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 11, 2024 6 Comments

Another Cornell Prof. In Spotlight For Israel Derangement Syndrome....

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Opinion Writer Says the Cornell Daily Sun Has an Ideological Diversity Problem

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 02, 2024 4 Comments

"The paper would greatly benefit from a shift towards the center to represent the comprehensive views of the community, not just those who lean left."...

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If There Is “No Place At Cornell For The KKK” – Why Is There A Place For Hamas Supporters?

Posted by Josh Mark on October 21, 2024 49 Comments

My Letter to the Editor of the Cornell Daily Sun addressing their double standard, which the Sun refused to publish....

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Footage From Anti-Israel Protests at Cornell Refutes Claims They Were Peaceful

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 20, 2024 4 Comments

"Three of the officers formed a barricade across the building’s sliding doors, briefly holding up their arms to provide resistance before protesters shoved past."...

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Cornell First-Year Enrollment of Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans Drops Following Affirmative Action Ban

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 27, 2024 3 Comments

"This year’s class of first-years is the first to be admitted after the Supreme Court banned race-conscious affirmative action in higher education last year."...

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“Educational institutions challenged by EPP found it difficult to justify their identity-based scholarships and programs”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 04, 2024 5 Comments

The Cornell Daily Sun highlights our work: "Law Professor Leads Project That Challenges DEI in Education"...

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Cornell’s Toxic Anti-Israel Activism: “there is a possibility of someone snapping”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 31, 2024 21 Comments

My interview on Fox News Radio: "I've been warning for a while that this was a crescendo of vitriol, a crescendo of intimidation, and there is a significant likelihood of violence. I'm not saying it's going to happen, but the frustration you're seeing, it's almost cult-like...

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Cornell Faculty Living Out “some sort of weird revolutionary fantasy through these students”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 27, 2024 14 Comments

My appearance on Fox and Friends talking about recent anti-Israel hooliganism on Cornell's campus: "This is a cultural problem on the campuses...

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Anti-Israel Mob Hits Cornell on First Day of School

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 27, 2024 8 Comments

“This is a bad omen.”...

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Campus Cry-Bullies For Palestine Object to New Conduct Rules

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 22, 2024 11 Comments

My interview on Fox News digital: "They want an exception to rules that everyone else has to follow. I think that’s what’s driving this: cry-bullies that think they don’t have to live by the rules that other people have to live by."...

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Cornell Student Who Made Violent Antisemitic Threats After October 7th Sentenced to 21 Months

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 13, 2024 16 Comments

"Before imposing a sentence, the court found that this was a hate crime under the federal Sentencing Guidelines because Dai targeted Jewish students and substantially disrupted the university’s core function of educating its students."...

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Cornell: Two Free Speech Candidates Circulate Petitions to Appear on Alumni Trustee Ballot

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 24, 2024 6 Comments

"alumni can be placed on the ballot either by an CATN nomination or by a petition signed by at least 400 alumni"...

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Cornell Grad Denounces School Administration’s Policy Toward Antisemitism on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 19, 2024 5 Comments

"As I watched alongside visibly-disturbed students, I saw an administrator just watching, doing nothing to enforce Cornell’s policies."...

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Free Speech Group at Cornell Claims School is Using DEI Policies to Reject Faculty Candidates

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 22, 2024 6 Comments

"Without major reforms, Cornell faces increasing risk of legal jeopardy, reputational damage, and loss of academic legitimacy."...

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