Before he became the face of one of India’s most respected business empires, Ratan Naval Tata was just a quiet, reserved boy walking home from school — trying not to be noticed.His early education was shaped not just by textbooks and tuition, but by personal embarrassment, subtle rebellion, and a grandmother’s silent strength. The steel…
The Trump administration has frozen $1 billion in funding for Cornell University and $790 million for Northwestern University amid Title VI investigations. The funding freeze concerns these universities’ compliance with federal civil rights laws, particularly regarding diversity programs and campus protests. Both institutions have expressed concern over the impact on vital research. This move is…
The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell and $790 million for Northwestern amid civil rights investigations into both schools, two administration officials said. The funding pause involves mostly grants and contracts with the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education and Health and Human Services, said the officials, who spoke on…
A British-Gambian Ph.D. student at Cornell University who had faced possible deportation after participating in pro-Palestinian protests said on Monday that he had left the United States. The student, Momodou Taal, who had been suspended by the university several times, including for participating in what it said was an unruly protest, is one of at…
Momodou Taal, the British-Gambian Ph.D. student who faces possible deportation for his pro-Palestinian activism at Cornell, said he never envisioned becoming embroiled in an American protest movement when he arrived on campus in 2022. He had been mostly content to study, teach and work on his dissertation, a look at sovereignty and political economy in…
The Trump administration moved early Friday to detain an international student at Cornell University who has led protests on its Ithaca, N.Y., campus, in what appeared to be the latest effort to kick pro-Palestinian activists out of the United States. A lawyer for Momodou Taal, a doctoral student in Africana studies, said in court papers…
Days after President Trump ordered federal agencies to investigate private sector entities for “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Target has become the latest major company to retreat on D.E.I. Target announced on Friday that it will conclude its D.E.I. goals and will no longer participate in external diversity-focused surveys, including sharing data with the…
FILE — The campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., April 11, 2023. (Heather Ainsworth/The New York Times) When it comes to quirky college traditions, Cornell University takes the cake—or rather, the fire—with its annual Dragon Day. This fiery celebration isn’t just an ordinary campus event, it’s a decades-old tradition that combines creativity, rivalry, and…
A recent report, titled ‘Poison Ivies: DEI and the Downfall of the Ivy League’ highlights how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs are being implemented across all eight Ivy League universities. Published by the Equal Protection Project, led by Cornell Law Professor William Jacobson, the report takes a deep dive into the nuanced ways these…