Cornell alumnus elected mayor of Cedar Rapids
November 4th, 2009CEDAR RAPIDS – Ron Corbett, Cornell Class of 1983, was elected mayor of Cedar Rapids yesterday with 62 percent of the vote. Read More…
SUN Editorial: College affordability applies to private schools
October 14th, 2009This editorial was originally published in the Oct. 8 edition of the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun and is reprinted here with permission.
“Country club universities.”
That’s how one Iowa newspaper described the state’s Regent institutions in a piece about how our state performs when it comes to higher education for the most needy.
We don’t go that far with such a moniker, but are disappointed that our state seems to have strayed from the point of taxpayer-supported higher education – education for all. At the same time, we’re thankful that institutions like our own Cornell College have been continuing to meet the needs of all students. Read More…
What’s Your Story?: Aaron Hall ‘10
August 24th, 2009It’s a typically atypical day for Aaron Hall as he glides around the Cornell College campus. Read More…
Smiths lead the way on “Block by Block” flood relief
July 30th, 2009CEDAR RAPIDS – Cornell trustee John Smith ‘71 and his wife Dyan never really seem to keep their checkbook closed in the face of a worthy cause. Read More…
Cornell professor not baffled by numerical phenomenon
July 7th, 2009MOUNT VERNON – Cornell mathematics professor Jim Freeman had the number of a Cedar Rapids Gazette story on Wednesday. All nine of them. Read More…
Alumnus attributes Nuns Case win to Cornell
June 17th, 2009Few traffic ticket cases elicit the kind of attention Clifford Lund ‘73 found when he took on “The Nuns Case” in Chicago. And few schools, Lund said, could have prepared him for the case as well as Cornell College. Read More…
Trustee opines on Loebsack’s health reform
June 16th, 2009Steven Anderson ‘75, Cornell trustee and President/CEO of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, co-authored an opinion piece entitled “Health reform policy makers need to listen, stay out in the open,” in the June 14 issue of the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Read More…
Cornellian’s article explores love for autistic brother
April 8th, 2009MOUNT VERNON – A sister’s love for her autistic brother is the narrative that drives Cornell Sophomore Brigid Rankowski’s recently published article “No Man is an Island: A Sister’s Perspective.” Read More…
Omaha Environmentalist Cammy Watkins Named Eco-Achiever by Glamour Magazine
March 12th, 2009Cammy Watkins ‘02, has been recognized as one of 70 female eco-achievers in the April issue of Glamour Magazine. Read More…
Garner quoted in Congressional Quarterly
February 8th, 2009Les Garner, Cornell College president, was quoted in the Feb. 5 Congressional Quarterly article “Debate Extends to Pell Grant’s Stimulative Merits.” Read More…
