Education

I’m writing in absolute astonishment at the recent arrests on campus of students, staff and faculty. I don’t know what you are hoping to accomplish, but I will tell you how it is being received. Particularly with this latest arrest of a faculty member at Ann Coulter’s anti-immigration talk, I feel I’ve been put on notice that I am part of a hostile workplace where free speech means that: we can be subjected to insults that target our core humanity as a University community and arrested simply for speaking out against voices with which we disagree. This does not impact everyone on campus in the same way. I want you to understand how damaging this is to those of us at Cornell who are subjected to the current national culture wars: Professor Cornejo is an immigrant and I myself am transgender. What is next? Will you pay thousands to an anti-trans speaker and then have me arrested if I speak out in the Q&A to defend myself when the speaker decides my question is not worth hearing? I am appalled and saddened that Cornell is more invested in catering to anti-intellectual and anti-education national political agitators than in ensuring that its own faculty and students can put their energy into research and learning instead of having to defend ourselves against those who would prefer we simply not exist. I urge you to drop all charges against members of our Cornell community; to consider the psychological and professional cost to those of us who are underrepresented here; to offer sincere apologies to the students, staff, and faculty who have now been targeted by their own institution and to take their positions and their grievances seriously. Cornell is all of us, and right now it does not feel that way at all. I do not feel welcome at Cornell.

ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) — The Ithaca City School District is presenting a different budget to voters next month. The Ithaca Times reports Ithaca’s school board adopted Tuesday a smaller budget with a sharp drop in the tax levy. In the original draft, the tax levy for the 2024 to 2025 school year would have jumped over 12%.

A special thank you goes to Visions Federal Credit Union for partnering with us to provide the greater Cortland County community with additional sports coverage. Here are some local high school varsity sports recaps from Thursday’s events:. Varsity Boys Lacrosse: Cortland vs. Homer. Team1st2nd3rd4thFinal. Homer544114. Cortland01001. The Homer Trojans...

TRUMANSBURG, N.Y. (WHCU) — The Trumansburg school board has approved the 2024 to 2025 budget, which is over 31 million dollars. During Tuesday’s meeting, the board also agreed to cut several positions in the district. Superintendent Kimberly Bell tells WHCU the eliminations reflect shrinking school aid from Albany.

A special thank you goes to Visions Federal Credit Union for partnering with us to provide the greater Cortland County community with additional sports coverage. The Homer Trojans defeated Chittenango with a score of 5-3 on the road Tuesday afternoon. With this win, Homer improved to an overall record of 2-3.

ICSD Board Cuts Proposed Budget Ahead of May 21 Vote. The Ithaca City School Board has made cuts to their proposed budget. According to the Ithaca Times, the adjustment was made after a 5-hour meeting with the public. Board members heard from a range of homeowners who spoke to the effect of rising taxes on Ithaca’s already serious housing affordability crisis. The school tax levy had originally been proposed to grow by more than 12%. The board eventually approved a proposed budget that would lower the levy by approximately $4 million through a combination of cuts and use of reserve funds. The new levy would still be an 8.4% increase. Because the increase exceeds the New York State cap on school budget growth, it will need to be approved by 60% of voters. The vote on school budget will be held on May 21.

Today, the Cornell Undergraduate Student Body voted by a ratio of 2:1, with 46.77%. participation, to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and to divest from the following weapons. manufacturers: BAE Systems, Boeing, Elbit Systems, General Dynamics, L3Harris. Technologies, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, RTX and ThyssenKrupp. In this...

TRUMANSBURG, N.Y. (WHCU) — The Trumansburg school board has approved the 2024 to 2025 budget, which is over 31 million dollars. During Tuesday’s meeting, the board also agreed to cut several positions in the district. Superintendent Kimberly Bell tells WHCU the eliminations reflect shrinking school aid from Albany.

Hundreds of people gathered at a rally in support of Israel on Cornell University’s campus Sunday. Tensions have been high at the university since the war in Gaza began, with anti-war protests happening almost weekly and several notable incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia in the Cornell community. A sea...

DRYDEN, N.Y. (WHCU) — The Dryden Central School District is headed into a budget vote still unsure about school aid. Superintendent Josh Bacigalupi says they’re preparing. Dryden’s school board votes April 29 on adopting a $48.7 million budget for the 2024 to 2025 academic year. Budget votes for all school districts are being held May 21.

Presented by Sponsored Research representatives Warren Calderone & Brian Erickson; featuring faculty guest presenters Matthew Sullivan & Patrick McKeon. Monday, April 29 | 11:00am - 12:00pm | Center for Faculty Excellence (Gannett 316) This interactive workshop will provide an overview of the grants process at Ithaca College. It is designed...

In February, Ithaca College announced that longtime head coach of strength and conditioning, Vic Brown, announced his resignation from the department. To fill the void, a young group of strength and conditioning coaches and graduate assistants have fought to maintain stability through continuing change. After 10 years of service at...

TRUMANSBURG, N.Y. (WHCU) — The Trumansburg school board has approved the 2024 to 2025 budget, which is over 31 million dollars. During Tuesday’s meeting, the board also agreed to cut several positions in the district. Superintendent Kimberly Bell tells WHCU the eliminations reflect shrinking school aid from Albany.

We live in an era in which rapid technological change shifts the global security balance in real time. No one knows that better than Sarah Kreps, director of the Brooks School Tech Policy Institute (BTPI), and John L. Wetherill Professor in the Department of Government in the College of Arts & Sciences.

The Cortland Senior High School baseball team will have a game with Westhill Senior High School on April 19, 2024, 18:00:00 CST. Want to throw HARDER? Earn yourself a scholarship? Then this is the Program for You!.

The Student Assembly Office of Ethics on Sunday, April 14 released a 38-page investigatory report on allegations against several high-ranking S.A. members. The Sun broke down the report to summarize the ethical violations against Vice President of Finance George Rocco DeLorenzo ’24, Vice President of Internal Operations Clyde Lederman ’26 and President Patrick Kuehl ’24.