It is said that the best books don’t make you feel convinced, but instead make you feel as if you knew all along what they were going to say. Peter Thiel’s Zero To One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future published in 2014 is one such work.
On March 7, the Department of Education notified Columbia University that over $400 million in federal grants and contracts were cancelled.
On February 7, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a 15% cap on its research overhead recovery rate. This ceiling will apply to all new research grants as well as existing grants as of the February 10 effective date. Currently, Cornell charges overhead recovery rates up to 64%.
Cornell needs to utilize its endowment for students and researchers instead of hoarding the hundreds of millions it returns every year.
Following the inauguration of President Trump, the federal government has been taking actions to end race-based discrimination, including steps taken under the label of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI). As a result, many long-standing Cornell practices are being challenged under a threat of losing all federal funding
On Feb. 3, 2025, Angela Y. Davis delivered the MLK Commemoration Lecture in Bailey Hall.
On January 29, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that the freeze of federal grants and loans issued on Monday by Matthew J. Vaeth, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, would be lifted.
Cornell has invited Angela Davis to give the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Lecture on February 3, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in Sage Chapel. Tickets are required. As of December 15, in person attendance was sold out, but registration is available for the livestream.
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