Truth and Reconciliation: Indigenous Claims
This article is the Cornell Review’s celebration of November as “Native American Heritage Month.”
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Boston University Shuts Down Humanities Graduate Admissions
Boston University has posted on its website that it will not accept new Ph.D. candidates for the 2025-26 academic year. The affected programs include American and New England Studies, Anthropology, Classical Studies, English, History, History of Art and Architecture, Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Romance Studies, and Sociology.
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Cornell’s Endowment Earns Middle-of-the-Pack Returns
Cornell’s endowment is critical to both the survival as well as the quality of the University. Peer Universities have now released their financial returns for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and Cornell’s investment gurus have produced middle of the pack results, at 8.7%. By comparison, the S&P 500 index grew 22.7% during that period.
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Cornell Lobbies as Washington Transitions to Trump
Cornell has been fiscally tied to the Federal Government since its very founding. Accordingly, Cornell devoted resources to managing this vital relationship.
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Named Honors at Cornell
In general, it is not clear how the tradition of naming buildings at universities or at Cornell in particular, got started. Naming rights were associated with a generous gift or recognition of service to the university. By the time naming rights became firmly linked in the public’s mind as a great honor, people realized that the honor could not be easily revoked or amended.
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Deep Blue Tompkins Stands out on the Election Results Map
Looking through Tuesday’s election data, it is clear that Tompkins County, home to Cornell, is the bluest of the blue in a state that showed a higher-than-expected Republican turnout. We are living in a political bubble that does not align with New York State or the rest of the nation, and Tuesday’s vote brought that reality home
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Combating Antisemitism through the Arts, on Campus and Beyond
On November 11, John Ondrasik and Patricia Heaton will speak and perform in Bailey Hall at 7 PM.
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Abby Johnson Discusses Abortion
On September 30, Abby Johnson spoke at Cornell at the invitation of the Young America’s Foundation and the Cornell Republicans. Her talk was entitled “Abortion is Murder.” Johnson had worked at an abortion clinic until October 6, 2009.
