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Cornell can once again be an institution where, in the words of its founder Ezra Cornell, “any person can find instruction in any study.“ Only committed Cornell alumni, donors, and students can help Cornell once again realize its exceptional promise.

Ivy Excellence Initiative is helping donors, alumni, and students shepherd Cornell back to true academic excellence and open inquiry. We refuse to allow Cornell’s centuries of academic excellence to perish in a single generation.

Many of our free society’s leaders are formed in and around Ithaca—it must be there that they learn how to both critically engage and conserve our most cherished values and, in Matthew Arnold’s timeless adage, study “the best which has been thought and said.”

If you are a concerned and engaged Cornell alumni, donor, or student, contact Ivy Excellence Initiative to learn more about our partner organizations and initiatives on campus.

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Cornell in the News

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Common Sense Society Trustee Niall Ferguson on “The Treason of the Intellectuals”

CSS Trustee and Stanford professor Niall Ferguson discusses the moral rot on American campuses with the Hoover Institution’s Peter Robinson.

The Hill: House Education chair amps up pressure on Harvard, threatens to expand antisemitism probe to Columbia, Cornell

Harvard University is subject to another House investigation, soon to be followed by Cornell and Columbia.

Jon Lindseth on Fox Business

Cornell alumnus, donor, and emeritus board member Jon Lindseth joins Fox News to discuss his open letter.

The College Fix: Major Cornell donor yanks funding over DEI, demands President Pollack resign

Jennifer Kabbany covers IEI’s work with Cornell alumni and donors in The College Fix.

Daily Caller: Elite University Donor Pledges To Pull Funding, Calls On President To Resign Over Diversity, Equity And Inclusion

Brandon Poulter covers IEI’s work with Cornell alumni and donors in Daily Caller.

The Wall Street Journal: Is Cornell Next? School’s Wealthy Donors Call for President’s Ouster

Douglas Belkin covers IEI’s work with Cornell alumni and donors in The Wall Street Journal.

Fox News: Major Cornell donor pulls funding over ‘toxic’ DEI culture, pens letter calling for president’s resignation

Nikolas Lanum covers IEI’s work with Cornell alumni and donors in Fox News.

Open Letter Recommendations to the Cornell University Board of Trustees

Cornell must abandon its misguided commitment to DEI because it has yielded not excellence but disgrace.

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