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President's Statement on Acts of Intolerance
Skorton: We must reach beyond our comfort zones and connect with one another
Climate
Priority: To promote an environment that embraces and engages racial, ethnic, religious, gender, sexuality, class, and nationality differences.
Members of the Cornell student-based Ordinary People Theater Troupe act out a skit during "Tapestry of Possibilities"
- Annual Affirmative Action and Workforce Inclusion Plan (available to Cornell faculty and staff only) that reports on equal opportunity and affirmative action compliance efforts as well as action to create a more diverse and inclusive work and educational environment.
- Office of Minority Educational Affairs
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Center
- Annual James A. Perkins Prize for promoting interracial understanding and harmony
- Annual Cook Awards for improving the climate for women at Cornell
- Council on Mental Health and Welfare to reduce risks, enhance networks and increase support for members of the Cornell community facing mental health challenges.
- As part of Orientation Week, all first-year and transfer students attend "Tapestry of Possibilities," a presentation by the Cornell student theatre troupe, Ordinary People. Watch clips of the presentation:
- Multicultural Student Programs in Cornell's undergraduate colleges, that provide academic, career, and leadership opportunities:
- Agriculture & Life Sciences Diversity
- Architecture, Art, & Planning Office of Diversity and Inclusiveness
- Arts & Sciences Diversity
- Engineering Diversity Programs Office
- Hotel School Multicultural Programs
- Human Ecology Multicultural Programs
- Industrial & Labor Relations Multicultural Affairs
- Courses offered in units throughout the university, including:
- Africana Studies
- American Indian Program
- American Studies
- Asian American Studies
- Feminist Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Latino Studies
- Religious Studies
- Center for the Study of Inequality
- New Student Orientation and Programs
- Residential Program Houses that help students to explore multicultural interests. Residential program houses at Cornell offer the chance to develop these interests while experiencing the full breadth of the Cornell residential experience.
- The Cornell Urban Scholars Program is dedicated to supporting the efforts of New York City's most innovative non-profit organizations and local government agencies to eliminate the fundamental causes of poverty.
- Women's Resource Center
- Cornell United Religious Work
- International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO)
- Student disability accommodation, and faculty and staff disability accommodation.
- Bias Response Program (PDF) to promote a campus climate of civility, decency, and respect.
- Alumni Affinity Groups:
- Cornell Asian Alumni Association
- Cornell Black Alumni Association
- Cornell Latino Alumni Association
- Cornell Native American Alumni Association
- Cornell University Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association
- President's Council of Cornell Women