You can still love the school & what it stands for. We at CC are devoted.

At the same time, you can be v. unhappy with the people that have been given the opportunity to be in charge at this point in time.

Vote in the trustee election to help get new people on the Board. And join our movement!

Thanks for the article! We so agree.

There are 20+ alumni groups advocating for their alma maters to stand up to these attacks (or, in our case, to limit damage from caving).

So if people want to help the situation, they can join a group, or form one (We have a list)
cornellcourage.com/affiliates

We fully agree. Perhaps you could encourage people you know to sign up for their alma mater's respective "independent alumni group" --alumni who are pushing the leaders not to give in to the pressure. There are a couple of dozen which we list here: cornellcourage.com/affiliates

Some other adjectives would also apply to them...

if they are affiliate with other places in addition to Texas A&M, they might like to see if those institutions have other groups they can join--we list them all here: cornellcourage.com/affiliates
Joining forces is so important, so we are happy to stand w/ Aggies Forward !

We put the link to Aggies Forward on our web page of affiliate groups, and we hope you'll continue to get support from a lot of alumni!

For reference, it's on our site here: cornellcourage.com/affiliates

Also, this "Harvard has no choice" excuse is bogus. We heard this in 2025 re: Cornell. (turns out the federal funding freeze $ amt was overblown)
Harvard was successful in its lawsuits re: funding. And there are intelligent people there who can figure out how to navigate federal funding disruptions.

All university leaders must join with Harvard's stance of resistance. People everywhere: please push your alma mater's leaders to do so.

We hear Princeton's leadership is pretty good on this front. Cornell's...not so much. And we are letting them know that such cowardice is not acceptable to us.

Thanks for spreading the word!
It's important for alumni to know that these elections exist & that they have a vote. Last year, <7% of alumni voted!
There's a webinar on 2/10 where you can hear from candidates. (Cornell prohibits orgs from making endorsements)
alumni.cornell.edu/volunteer/le...

Specifically, the task force found that Cornell should "speak up" for the right thing, basically. And this includes our nation's democratic system and the rule of law, because Cornell can't fulfill its mission without those.

[Full document here: provost.cornell.edu/_assets/docu... ]

We at Cornell Courage (mostly alumni) are very happy to see this.
We formed a subgroup to find ways our alumni can support faculty in defending academic freedom @Cornell.

Other groups like us exist. We encourage ppl to join the respective group for their alma mater
see
cornellcourage.com/affiliates

There's a mechanism to get on next year's ballot by petition, not just by being (an insider) nominated by Cornell.

That happened on the 2025 ballot.

We encourage alumni to explore this possibility. Let us know if you'd like to step up

We also hope for the best from this year's candidates. /5

Voting will be open 1-28 Feb. Get ready by checking out candidates & ensuring that you get your ballot:
alumni.cornell.edu/volunteer/le...

Even if you're furious that Cornell caved, now's the time to participate. Let's get the highest voter turnout ever!

And maybe *you'd like to be a Trustee*?? /3