Free tax clinics serve Cornell community and beyond

This tax season, Cornell and surrounding communities are invited to take advantage of two great resources: a new Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) tax clinic at Cornell and an established VITA clinic at Ithaca College (IC). VITA clinics serve low- to moderate-income individuals, those with disabilities, seniors, and limited English speakers—including international students—to help them … Read more

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Green is the new normal: faculty talk about teaching in fall 2020

Over the past ten months, Cornell faculty have been working to adjust and adapt to the new normal. Faculty have had to quickly master new technologies and new modes of instruction as they’ve transitioned from whiteboards to online polls. They’ve had to think through questions of equity and inclusion, as they attempt to balance the … Read more

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Reggie Fils-Aimé ’83 shares tips for next-generation leaders

A large, enthusiastic crowd filled David L. Call Alumni Auditorium on October 21 to hear Reggie Fils-Aimé ’83, a living legend in the gaming realm, deliver a lecture on leadership for the next generation. His talk, sponsored by the Dyson Leadership Program, focused on a list of guiding principles for leaders that he developed while … Read more

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GiveGab: Cornell-grown platform supports Giving Day

On Cornell Giving Day—March 14, 2019—Cornellians all over the world connect with the university, compete in fun challenges, and give millions of dollars in support. Behind these thousands of transactions is one online platform: GiveGab, a company founded by Cornellians and headquartered in downtown Ithaca. “We have a sense of pride around Cornell Giving Day … Read more

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Alumni giving, engagement break records in 2017

Cornell engages thousands of alumni, parents and friends around the world, and with their support, the university achieved fundraising records in fiscal year (FY) 2017. The university raised a record $743.5 million in cash gifts for all campuses, a 21 percent increase over total cash gifts in FY16. New gifts and commitments totaled $642 million, … Read more

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Alumni discuss the planned College of Business

The Alumni Engagement Committee has been created to inform alumni and engage them in discussions regarding the Cornell College of Business, which was approved by the Cornell University Board of Trustees in January and which will be comprised of the School of Hotel Administration (SHA), the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management … Read more

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150 words: Kevin Johnson MBA ’09

Kevin Johnson MBA ’09 served much of his 2004-05 tour of duty in Iraq as a U.S. Army captain in the shadow of “seemingly endless” oil fires started by insurgents. “At the same time,” he wrote in the White House blog, “our own military’s dependence on fossil fuels was placing thousands of my fellow soldiers … Read more

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