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- In contrast to other universities at the time, A.D. White and Ezra Cornell wanted Cornell to be "aggressively non-sectarian," open to all regardless of religion, race, gender or ability to pay.
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Jan 28, 2010 · On Jan. 26 in New York City, historian Carol Kammen discusses how blacks and Jews were simultaneously "part and apart" of the Cornell student body from the beginning.
The history of Cornell University begins when its two founders, Andrew Dickson White of Syracuse and Ezra Cornell of Ithaca, met in the New York State Senate in January 1864. Together, they established Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1865.
Three days after the Sept. 11 attacks, Cornell – in its nonsectarian way – faced the immense campus grief. About 12,000 Cornell students, faculty and staff, along with community members, gathered on the Arts Quad to share in a national day of prayer and remembrance.
From its founding, Cornell University was explicitly non-sectarian and committed to equal educational opportunities for all “persons,” men and women. The Cornell University Charter specifically stated that “persons of every religious denomination or of no religious denomination, shall be equally eligible to all offices and appointments.”
Established in 1865, Cornell was non-sectarian from the beginning, and was the first American university to admit women (in 1870). Its vision has always been to offer a broad curriculum that nonetheless strives to advance knowledge in areas useful to society.
Jun 8, 2018 · Education. Colleges, U.S. Cornell University. views 2,322,064 updated Jun 08 2018. CORNELL UNIVERSITY had its origin in the desire of Ezra Cornell, a millionaire telegraph contractor and member of the New York state legislature, to establish an institution of higher learning where practical education could be obtained by all who sought it.
Sep 10, 2001 · Since its founding, Cornell has been a co-educational, non- sectarian institution where admission has not been restricted by religion or race.
