ILR Archives | Giving to Cornell

Katherine DeRose ’26 finds the perfect fit at Cornell

Were it not for a teachers’ strike that happened decades before she was born, Connecticut native Katherine (Katie) DeRose ’26 might not have thought about applying to Cornell. During her junior year of high school, Katie did a capstone research project on the Bridgeport teachers’ protest of 1978. Teachers there went on strike to protest … Read the full story

By Linda Copman April 2, 2025

Three new scholarships focus on first-generation students

A gift from Mark DeAngelis ’91, MPA ’92 and Carmen Molinos ’94 will establish three endowed undergraduate scholarship funds intended to support first-generation students in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, the College of Human Ecology, and the ILR School. Their gift will also establish an endowed graduate scholarship fund to support … Read the full story

By Starr Todd August 29, 2022

Sofia Boucher ’19: Multi-faceted and interdisciplinary

Sofia Boucher '19 is the recipient of the R. Worrell I and C. Wright Scholarship from the ILR School, as well as a Pell Grant, NYS Tap Grant, and a Cornell grant.

By Linda Copman May 9, 2019