Coors forum to explore free speech and ‘cancel culture’

The tension between free speech and “cancel culture” will be explored in the next installment of the Peter ’69 and Marilyn ’69 Coors Conversation Series. The Oct. 1 forum will feature journalist Masha Gessen and linguist John McWhorter.

Summer workshops spur conversations on racism

Summer faculty workshops, organized by the Intergroup Dialogue Project and the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity, were aimed at reflecting on the ongoing reality of systemic anti-Black racism.

Peñalver: Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue – Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54

Eduardo M. Peñalver ’94, the Allan R. Tessler Dean of Cornell Law School, reflects on the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54, who died Friday at age 87.

Cornell to receive ‘on-campus’ accreditation visit via Zoom

Indicative of the coronavirus era, Cornell next month will be among the first universities to receive an accreditation visit via Zoom.

Lee Teng-hui, Ph.D. ’68, former Taiwan president, dies at 97

Lee Teng-hui, Ph.D. ’68, the first popularly elected president of Taiwan, who helped guide the island toward prosperity and democracy, died July 30 in Taipei. He was 97.

Warrior-Scholar Project: a bridge from military to college

The Warrior-Scholar Project offered seminars taught by Cornell faculty and writing instruction July 19-24 in an immersive summer college prep experience for 10 currently enlisted and former service members.

Law scholars’ proposal boosts skilled immigration, economy

A pilot program proposed by two Cornell Law School scholars seeks to attract highly skilled immigrants through a points-based selection process, a change they say would benefit the U.S. immigration system and the economy.

Assié-Lumumba leads Institute for African Development

N’Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba began her term as director of the Einaudi Center's Institute for African Development July 1. She is leading IAD’s contributions to the center’s new thematic initiative on global racial justice.

Law clinic helps NYTimes win access to COVID-19 data on race

The Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic, working on behalf of its client, The New York Times, helped secure the release by the Center for Disease Control of previously unseen data that provides the most detailed look yet at nearly 1.5 million American coronavirus patients.