Those of us who had the good fortune of knowing Carl Sagan are delighted to learn that the Ithaca Sciencecenter is leading the effort to have him honored with a US postage stamp. Apparently Sagan was a stamp collector as a child and his albums are still in his family.
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American universities have begun to admit students to their undergraduate programs in Qatar, the site of the new 2500-acre Education City complex. Of these, Cornell’s medical school opened first, but it has now been joined by Virginia Commonwealth, Texas A&M, Carnegie Mellon and Northwestern University altogether making room for around 300 students in the first-year [...]
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It was only a few years ago that most all American universities limited their international programs to some sort of study-aborad opportunity for their undergraduate students. All of that is starting to change, as many schools have undertaken the development of full-fledged university campuses at remote locations, a trend that is outlined in the first [...]
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Cornell University has revoked its recognition of the Sigma Pi fraternity as the result of an incident involving drinking by two freshman students at the frat house. Both required life-sustaining treatment at the local hospital.
According to the source article, Sigma Pi will be banned through 2009, at which point it may reapply for recognition. It [...]
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No less an authority than Mother Earth News lists the home of Cornell University as being one of 12 places you’ve never heard of, but maybe should check out. But they’re right–if you want to live in a place with a strong sense of community and shared responsibility for the environment, you could do a [...]
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In the category of the other shoe dropping, Cornell University has just announced a revised financial aid policy that endeavors to cap the loan requirement for families with incomes as high as $120,000. Sharp-eyed readers will notice that this differs significantly from the more generous packages announced earlier this year by other Ivy League institutions. [...]
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Universities often go through the exercise of identifying the economic impact of their activities on their local communities. This usually takes place immediately prior to submission of some massive development plan for the area around their central campuses, but in this case, the impact of a Cornell University research project extended far beyond the borders [...]
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At a large party in New York City, Cornell officials announced that they had reached the important 50% threshold in their effort to raise $4 billion in the Far Above campaign for the future of Cornell. This capital fundraising endeavor takes on special importance in view of the recent changes in financial aid policy undertaken [...]
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Apparently one of the participants in the newly (and sadly) resurrected TV show American Gladiators is a graduate of Cornell University. She’s Jaime Reed of the class of 2001. According to the Cornell student newspaper, this provides concrete proof that “Cornell is the only Ivy that offers a practical, real-world education.”
What more can we say?
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And just to prove a point, UNC has just announced the end of its eight-year capital campaign in which it raised $2.38 billion, an extraordinary amount for a public university. Congratulations to UNC and also its many supporters for such an outstanding accomplishment, but be aware that the race is by no means over. Three [...]
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