On May 19, the Department of Justice announced a new “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative,” which will utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and pursue claims against recipients of federal funds that ...

Cornell digs a two-mile deep borehole. Photo Credit: Jason Koski, Cornell University Relations. Cornell is exploring using deep geothermal energy to heat Cornell’s campus through the creation of the ...

Cornell’s tax returns for the year ending June 30, 2024 have been released to the public. Cornell’s Form 990 includes its ...

On June 23, the Heterodox Academy (HxA), a national organization of faculty interested in academic freedom and open inquiry, ...

On July 15, a group of conservatives active in higher education issued a reform agenda for higher education. Unlike the prior ...

On May 5, Cornell sued the National Science Foundation (NSF) over a 15% cap on recovery of indirect costs associated with its research grants. This follows two earlier lawsuits on the same issue ...

On June 30, the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) entered into a formal settlement of a Title IX investigation that the ...

Although Cornell is facing serious economic challenges resulting from the suspension of federal research grants, it is proceeding with a number of on-campus construction projects this summer. Cornell ...

During the 2024 campaign, candidate Donald Trump proposed establishing an American Academy to offer a tuition-free undergraduate education in competition with existing universities. Trump envisioned ...