Cornell Tag

Cornell Responds to Accusation That the School Hired Based on Race

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 30, 2025 3 Comments

"The university strongly disputes the allegations in the America First Policy Institute complaint that references a number of outdated websites or programs that have not been in use for many years."...

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Internal Documents Suggest Cornell Hired Based on Race

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 27, 2025 9 Comments

"A Cornell whistleblower pointed to two problematic features of the university’s hiring system."...

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In Praise Of Trump’s Nomination of Emil Bove to Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Posted by James Nault on May 31, 2025 10 Comments

First big judicial fight of Trump 2.0 looming over nomination of Trump's former criminal defense lawyer, someone I clerked with. ...

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New York Times Headline Sanitizes Musical Performer Disinvited From Cornell

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 02, 2025 5 Comments

“Cornell Cancels Kehlani Performance Over Her Stance on the War in Gaza.”...

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Cornell Disinvites Israel-Bashing Pro-Intifada Musical Performer From Unity Event After Backlash

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 24, 2025 9 Comments

“If anti-Israel activists want Kehlani to perform, they should do it on their own dime and at their own anti-Israel event, of which there are many.”...

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Cornell’s Annual Student Festival To Feature Pro-Intifada Zionist-Bashing Performer

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 22, 2025 14 Comments

So much for unity of Slope Day: “Selection of a performer who openly supports an Intifada and war against Israel reflects a toxic campus culture that the administration has ignored”...

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Report: Trump Admin Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell, $790 Million for Northwestern

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2025 35 Comments

“The money was frozen in connection with several ongoing, credible, and concerning Title VI investigations"...

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Anti-Israel Student Activist at Cornell Drops Lawsuit Against Trump and Self-Deports

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 01, 2025 42 Comments

“Given what we have seen across the United States, I have lost faith that a favourable ruling from the courts would guarantee my personal safety and ability to express my beliefs”...

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Father and Son’s Lawsuit Against Cornell Alleges Racial Discrimination in Admissions

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 29, 2025 9 Comments

"Cornell Media Relations declined to comment on the proceedings of the Zhongs’ lawsuit against the University."...

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Anti-Israel Students at Cornell Disrupt ‘Peace Event’

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 13, 2025 8 Comments

“F–k you, war criminals”...

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Trump’s Education Dept. Investigating 60 Universities for ‘Antisemitic Harassment and Discrimination’

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 10, 2025 13 Comments

Dartmouth is the only Ivy League school that did not receive a letter....

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Cornell Health Changes Gender-Affirming Care Page After Trump Executive Order

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 01, 2025 0 Comments

"It is sickening. There is no compromise between transphobia and supporting transgender students."...

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If Cornell Is Serious About Combatting Antisemitism, It Will Immediately Dismantle Its DEI Programs

Posted by Ken Davis on February 17, 2025 13 Comments

Cornell Alumnus Weighs In On A Core Campus Problem...

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Cornell Alumnus Accuses School of Breaking Its Own Rules in Trustee Elections

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 16, 2025 3 Comments

"The administration has restricted and controlled which questions candidates may address, limiting meaningful dialogue about important university issues."...

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Weill Cornell Medicine Deletes Pledge Supporting Gender-Affirming Care for Youth From Website

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 08, 2025 1 Comment

"The move follows an executive order from President Donald Trump directing federal entities to withhold funding from medical providers that offer gender-affirming treatments to individuals under 19 years old."...

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

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 30, 2025 2 Comments

"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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