Cornell among “America’s Best Colleges”
August 14th, 2008A new survey from Forbes ranking 569 undergraduate colleges and universities placed Cornell College 71st nationally, and first in the state of Iowa. Read More…
U-CAN tops 700
August 14th, 2008WASHINGTON, D.C. — U-CAN, a voluntary consumer information initiative that includes Cornell College and is coordinated by National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) has grown to 711 institutions. Read More…
Cornell in AP story on college visits
August 14th, 2008Cornell was cited in an Associated Press article carried by USA Today, Forbes, and others on the costs of college visits. Read More…
Alum stops Knoxville shooter
July 31st, 2008John Bohstedt ’64, a scholar and author who specializes in violence and revolutions, is being credited for preventing additional deaths by restraining the shooter at his Knoxville church on Sunday. Read More…
Dr. Larry Dorr ‘63 in New York Times
July 30th, 2008Cornell trustee Dr. Lawrence Dorr ’63, a world leader in hip and joint replacement surgery and research, and who collaboratively conceived and supports Cornell’s Dimensions program, discovered a faulty metal hip implant used for thousands of patients. Read More…
Cornell chosen for ‘Best 368 Colleges’
July 28th, 2008MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company features Cornell in the 2009 edition of its annual book, “The Best 368 Colleges” (Random House / Princeton Review, July 29, 2008, $21.95). Read More…
Alumnus donates memorial for wife to Cornell College
July 28th, 2008MOUNT VERNON – A Cornell alumnus has donated $250,000 to the King Chapel renovation in honor of his late wife, Ruth “Gussie” Ohlsen Warden. Read More…
Cornell named “College of Distinction”
July 25th, 2008MOUNT VERNON - Cornell College has been named to the Colleges of Distinction guide for 2008-2009. Colleges of Distinction selects schools “that exhibit the four distinctions that make a college truly great: engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities, and successful outcomes.” Read More…
Iowa Private College Week Aug. 4-8
July 22nd, 2008MOUNT VERNON — From Aug. 4 to 8, hundreds of college-seeking students and their families will participate in what is becoming a rite of summer, Iowa Private College Week, sponsored by the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (IAICU). Read More…
Knoop cited in Business Week
July 18th, 2008Associate Professor of Economics and Business Todd Knoop was cited in a Business Week article entitled “How Bad Will It Get on Wall Street?” on the current recession. Read More…