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Undergraduate Education

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Undergraduate Education at Cornell

The Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education leads initiatives and programs that broaden access to learning opportunities, provide essential academic supports, emphasize diversity education, and ease cross-college faculty and staff collaborations, ensuring that all undergraduates get the most out of their Cornell education.

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Impact

Diversifying academia

Meet Nigel Williams '25, one of our McNair Scholars aiming to earn a doctoral degree and make their mark in an academic career through research and teaching. Learn more about the impactful signature programs offered through the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives.

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Connection

Transitions & connections

Meet some of the facilitators from Transitions & Connections, a summer program hosted by the Intergroup Dialogue Project (IDP) and the Learning Strategies Center (LSC). Upperclass student facilitators meet new students virtually over the summer to build community and answer their questions about what it's really like to live and learn at Cornell - culminating in an ice cream social during Orientation. 

 

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Curiosity

Promising possibilities

Preparing for a career in healthcare requires self-reflection and curiosity for learning about other people's cultures and belief systems.  Advisors in the Health Professions Advising Center (HPAC) help students explore the diverse spectrum of health professions and provide guidance on finding a career path that aligns with their values, strengths, and interests.

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Purpose

What matters

Learning Where You Live (LWYL) courses like "You wanna fly...: Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon" provide students with opportunities to cultivate a sense of purpose by exploring the search for what matters in an individual's definition of themselves and, by extension, family and community.  Learn more about LWYL courses and other faculty living-learning initiatives on North and West Campus.