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The university was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White. Since its founding, Cornell has been a co-educational and nonsectarian institution. As of fall 2023, the student body included over 16,000 undergraduate and 10,000 graduate students from all 50 U.S. states and 130 countries. [ 7]
The history of Cornell University begins when its two founders, Andrew Dickson White of Syracuse and Ezra Cornell of Ithaca, met in the New York State Senate in January 1864. Together, they established Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1865. The university was initially funded by Ezra Cornell's $400,000 endowment and by New York's ...
Touchdown (mascot) A costumed Touchdown at homecoming in 1987. Note the Schoellkopf West stands behind the mascot, which were demolished in 2016. Touchdown, or the Big Red Bear, is the unofficial mascot of Cornell University. The first mascot was an American black bear introduced in 1915 by the Cornell University Athletic Association.
The Cornell Big Red is the informal name of the sports and other competitive teams that represent Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The university sponsors 37 varsity sports, and several intramural and club teams. Cornell participates in NCAA Division I as part of the Ivy League. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in the ECAC ...
Andrew Dickson White. / 42.447307; -76.484592. Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 – November 4, 1918) was an American historian and educator who co-founded Cornell University, one of eight Ivy League universities in the United States, and served as its first president for nearly two decades. He was known for expanding the scope of college ...
Ruth McVey (Ph.D. 1961) – co-author, Cornell Paper. Suzanne Mettler (Ph.D. 1994) – political scientist and author. Lee Poh Ping (Ph.D. 1974) - political scientist at the University of Malaya; prominent contributor to the field of international relations and Japanese studies in Malaysia.
1. Andrew Dickson White. (1832–1918) [ 1] 1866 – 1885. (19 years) A.B., Yale College (1853) M.A., Yale College. White was the co-founder of Cornell University, along with Ezra Cornell, and introduced the bill in the New York State Senate establishing Cornell University.
View of Cayuga Lake from Cornell University "Far Above Cayuga's Waters" is Cornell University's alma mater.The lyrics were written circa 1870 by roommates Archibald Croswell Weeks (Class of 1872), and Wilmot Moses Smith (Class of 1874), and set to the tune of "Annie Lisle", a popular 1857 ballad by H. S. Thompson about a heroine dying of tuberculosis.