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Cornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA. Its
two medical campuses are in New York City and Education City, Qatar. The youngest member of the Ivy League, Cornell was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White as a coeducational, non-sectarian institution where admission was offered irrespective of religion or race. Inaugurated shortly after the American Civil War, its founders intended that the new university would teach and make contributions in all fields of knowledge — from the classics to the sciences and from the theoretical to the applied. These ideals, unconventional for the time, are captured in Cornell's motto, an 1865 Ezra Cornell quotation: "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." The university is organized into seven undergraduate colleges and seven graduate divisions, each defining its own academic programs in near autonomy. Since the mid-20th century, the university has been expanding both its campus resources and influence worldwide. |
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Established 1865 Type: Private President: David J. Skorton Faculty: 1,594 Ithaca 1,005 New York City Undergraduates: 13,682 Ithaca Postgraduates: 5,932 Ithaca 818 New York City |
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Cornell University was created on April 27, 1865 by a New York State Senate bill
that named the university as the state's land grant institution. Senator Ezra Cornell
offered his farm in Ithaca, New York, as a site and $500,000 of his personal
fortune as an initial endowment. Fellow senator and experienced educator Andrew
Dickson White agreed to be the first president. During the next three years,
White oversaw the construction of the initial two buildings and traveled about
the globe, attracting students and faculty. |