Dear Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, As the founders of Cornell University, you aspired to create an institution where “any person can find instruction in any study.” This noble vision shaped a university that…
The alarming gap between climate rhetoric and action is sending our planet over the brink of habitability. A landmark Congressional Report brought that into stark relief by revealing how fossil fuel industry giants have deployed…
“If you don’t want to be engaged – if you don’t want to confront oppression – your role as an intellectual is pointless.” — Bassel al-Araj We write as graduating students, and when this is…
Sarah was a teacher at a local Montessori school for 11 months. One cold November day, she was outside with a student during the before-school program. The child said they were cold and asked to…
The peaceful protests at Cornell University have been about speaking truth to power with grace and humility. Freedom of expression is a deliberative and thoughtful articulation or speech without fear of censorship or legal penalty….
Re: GROSSMAN | Let Us Show Compassion and Understanding for Each Other (opinion, May 2) Dear Prof. Grossman, values of compassion and understanding comprise the essence of the anti-war student protests. Thus, while your piece…