Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack announced Thursday afternoon she would resign from her post after seven years in office.
President Martha E. Pollack announced unexpectedly Thursday afternoon that she would resign from her post after seven years in office.was “mine and mine alone,” adding, “After seven fruitful and gratifying years as Cornell’s president — and after a career in research and academia spanning five decades — I’m ready for a new chapter in my life.”
The school is one of many across the country that has dealt with pro-Palestinian protests and encampments in recent weeks. In November, the U.S. Department of Education opened a civil rights investigation into alleged antisemitism and Islamophobia. “It is only after extensive reflection that I have determined that this is the right decision. Indeed, I began deliberating about this last fall, and made the decision over the December break; but three times, as I was ready to act on it, I had to pause because of events on our and/or on other campuses,” Pollack said. “There is so much more to Cornell than the current turmoil taking place at universities across the country right now, and I hope we do not lose sight of that.
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