HEARD AT CORNELL | The freedom to say anything and to question everything
Heard at Cornell is a column that regularly quotes important statements from Cornellians. This excerpt is taken from Pollack’s address at new student convocation.
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OPINION | Cornell should adopt the new Princeton Statement
As the threats to free expression and academic freedom shift, so do the scope and emphasis of statements supporting free expression. The Princeton Principles are the newest addition.
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Who benefits from a centralized anti-racism center at Cornell?
Under the proposed plan, to graduate from Cornell, one must demonstrate mastery of a woke ‘skillset’ centered around anti-racism.
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Colleges to implement required anti-racism classes by 2024-25
In a long-delayed response to the killing of George Floyd, Cornell’s faculty approved a college-based menu of required diversity classes.
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Cornell remembered McGraw Hall, renovations to begin in 2025
With funding finally allocated and a timetable proposed, it seems McGraw might finally receive the attention it urgently needs.
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Who decides admissions policy at Cornell?
The Supreme Court has ended affirmative action, but who at Cornell will ensure that the university will follow the Court’s guidance?
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OPINION | Do Senior Days Curtail Free Expression?
A new agreement shows that Cornell disrespects and expects the worst from its graduates.
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RESCHINI | Any person, any study, any skin color
Aftermath of affirmative action: the system breaks down without the promise that, no matter who you are or where you’re from, you can ‘make it’ in this country.
