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Cornell Club of Oregon Scholarship supports any student with need

The Cornell Club of Oregon and Southwest Washington (CCORSW) established a scholarship in 1980 to help students from Oregon meet the costs of higher education. Over the past 43 years, the CCORSW scholarship has grown to a market value of $3 million, the largest endowment of any Cornell Club in the country. The payout from … Read the full story

By Linda Copman November 28, 2023

Supporting first-generation students

Kathy Delsanter ’63, MS ’65 is among more than 50 Cornell alumni—representing class years that span seven decades—who established or significantly enhanced new affordability scholarships in fiscal year 2023.

By AAD Staff November 6, 2023

$10M for precision nutrition honors Joan Klein Jacobs ’54

The College of Human Ecology has received a $10 million commitment from Joan Klein Jacobs ’54 and Irwin M. Jacobs ’54, BEE ’56 to support the college’s new Center for Precision Nutrition and Health.

By AAD Staff November 1, 2023

Making a Cornell education possible

Michael A. Bonarti ’87 and Judith Germano '91 are among more than 50 Cornell alumni—representing class years that span seven decades—who established or significantly enhanced new affordability scholarships in fiscal year 2023.

By AAD Staff November 1, 2023

University endowment reports ‘solid’ return in FY 2023

Cornell’s endowment achieved a 3.6% return in the fiscal year ending June 30, concluding the year valued at just over $10 billion, the Office of University Investments reported.

By AAD Staff October 27, 2023

Carrying on a uniquely Cornell tradition

Tanni Wu '06 is among more than 50 Cornell alumni—representing class years that span seven decades—who established or significantly enhanced new affordability scholarships in fiscal year 2023.

By AAD Staff October 18, 2023

$13.5M gift to Human Ecology supports cross-college design research, collaboration

A new $13.5M gift will fund a new 15,000-square-foot design makerspace on the Ithaca campus, a 2,500-square-foot design studio in Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, and a new scholarship fund for Human Ecology undergraduates in the Department of Human Centered Design.

By AAD Staff October 3, 2023

Family Fellows Spotlight: Mark Cisz ’91 and Linda Moerck-Cisz ’91, P ’21, P ’22, P ’27

Mark Cisz ’91 and Linda Moerck-Cisz ’91, P ’21, P ’22, P ’27 are Cornell parents from Northport, New York. Their son, Bryan ’21, graduated from the College of Engineering; their daughter Kaitlyn ’22, graduated from the College of Human Ecology; and their son, Stephen ’27, is a first-year student in the Jeb E. Brooks … Read the full story

By Kaitlyn Danielle Ruhf September 27, 2023

To Do the Greatest Good: An origin story

After amassing a great fortune from his work in the telegraph industry, Ezra Cornell was determined to do the greatest possible good for humanity.

By Kaitlyn Danielle Ruhf June 26, 2023

Advocating for the greatest good

Before the New York State Legislature would charter “the first American university” in 1865, Ezra Cornell had to defend his vision.