For the last two weeks the Cornell community, and the entire world, has witnessed as the Middle East has burst up into war. As President Joe Biden mentioned in his Oval Office…
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EDITORIAL | A Free Speech Focus At Cornell Matters Today More Than Ever
In April, President Martha Pollack announced that the 2023-2024 academic year would be themed “The Indispensable Condition: Freedom of Expression at Cornell.” The University is correct that free speech and expression is…
EDITORIAL | Affirmative Action is Gone. President Pollack: We Need You Now More Than Ever.
The battle against the use of affirmative action in education dates back to Regents of the University of California v. Bakke in 1978. It’s been a silent battle, as higher education institutions…