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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 ...
In 1997, Cornell's president, Hunter Rawlings, reaffirmed the Board of Trustees' commitment to the Cornell University Residence Plan of 1966. The current CURP ’66 was created from an existing University leasing system dating to the 1881 decision by Andrew Dickson White to favor fraternities over dormitories. White thought fraternities ...
Cornell University is a private Ivy League land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. 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 ...
The College of Arts and Sciences ( CAS or A&S) is a division of Cornell University. It has been part of the university since its founding, although its name has changed over time. It grants bachelor's degrees, and masters and doctorates through affiliation with the Cornell University Graduate School. Its major academic buildings are located on ...
The New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University [1] ( CALS or Ag School) is one of Cornell University's four statutory colleges, [2] [3] and is the only College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in the Ivy League. [4] [5] [6] With enrollment of approximately 3,100 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students, CALS ...
Balch Hall. Coordinates: 42°27′12.02″N 76°28′46.87″W. Balch Hall. Stairway in Balch Courtyard. Balch Hall after snowfall. Balch Hall is the only remaining all-female residence hall on the North Campus of Cornell University. Originally, Balch Hall consisted of four eighty-student halls, hence the more former name the Balch Halls, which ...
Ira B. Nadel(Ph.D. 1970) – prize-winning biographer and literary critic. John Naisbitt(graduate study) – best-selling writer in the area of futures studies. George Jean Nathan(1904) – author, critic. Iddo Netanyahu(did not graduate) – Israeli physician, author and playwright; younger brother of Benjamin Netanyahu.
Sage Chapel. Coordinates: 42.447211°N 76.484452°W. Sage Chapel. Sage Chapel is the non-denominational chapel on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York State which serves as the burial ground for many contributors to Cornell's history, including the founders of the university: Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White as well as ...