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New Cornell president says, despite scrutiny from Washington, students ‘have seen a pretty normal semester’
In an interview with JI, Michael Kotlikoff said he is confident Cornell will not face the same fate as Columbia University and that ‘we have a very strong environment for Jews on campus’
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A man walks through the Cornell University campus on November 3, 2023 in Ithaca, New York.
Michael Kotlikoff was tapped as Cornell University president on March 21 at a fraught moment for elite universities, as some have come under scrutiny from the Trump administration for what officials have alleged is a failure to address rising...