Alumni, Parents & Friends
Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Cornell Certificate Program
In this six-course certificate program, you will hear from Cornell leadership about the importance of evolving a culture of diversity, equity, and belonging.
Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures
The Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures (CRJEF)'s core commitments are: supporting and amplifying the research and knowledge of faculty and students, creating space for imagining futures where everyone can thrive, and working in community to inspire action that confronts and transcends racial injustice.
Center for Transformative Action
The Center for Transformative Action (CTA) helps create communities that are socially just, ecologically sound, and work for everyone. We do this through our educational programs, and by supporting system-changing projects with incubator and fiscal sponsorship services. Our projects work to transform the structures, as well as the habits of mind, that produce inequities in our communities, country, and the world. Through their innovative methods, as well as their successes and challenges, they show us what is possible. CTA is an educational non-profit organization affiliated with Cornell University.
Cornell Asian Alumni Association (CAAA)
CAAA was founded in 1990 to serve the needs and interests of Asian alumni, Asian students, and the University. We sponsor activities and events that help promote community and connectedness among our alumni members including professional development and social networking events, undergraduate support activities, guest speakers and community service. Each year, CAAA awards two Cornell Tradition Fellowships and one Scholarship to Cornell students.
Cornell Black Alumni Association (CBAA)
Founded in 1976, the Cornell Black Alumni Association (CBAA) was conceived as an organization devoted to providing a communication network for Black alumni. Over the years, CBAA’s mission and scope of activities has expanded, resulting in myriad programs that have a direct and significant impact on alumni and future Cornell students.
Cornell Black Lawyers Alumni Network (CBLAN)
CBLAN is an affiliate group of the Cornell Black Alumni Association (CBAA) and the Cornell Law School Alumni Association (CLSAA). Membership in CBLAN is open to all alumni of the Cornell Law School, alumni of other Cornell University colleges and schools who have graduated from another accredited law school, present or former faculty of Cornell Law School, and administrators of Cornell Law School.
Cornell Latino Alumni Association (CLAA)
The Cornell Latino Alumni Association (CLAA) was founded in 1994 with the mission of representing and promoting the needs and interests of all Latino alumni as they exist at Cornell University and beyond. By definition, CLAA’s constituency is broad and encompasses Cornell University’s Latino American, Latino Caribbean, Latin American, and Latino European alumni, which collectively comprise about 15% of the total alumni population.
Cornell Library Human Sexuality Collection
The Human Sexuality Collection seeks to preserve and make accessible primary sources that document historical shifts in the social construction of sexuality, with a focus on U.S. lesbian and gay history and the politics of pornography.
Cornell Native American Alumni Association (CNAAA)
The Cornell Native American Alumni Association (CNAAA) provides AIP alumni the chance to network and reconnect with old friends. CNAAA aims to bring together alumni from all different backgrounds and disciplines by organizing reunions for them and their families to attend.
Cornell's LGBTQ Alumni Association
First organized in 1979 and then incorporated in 1980, Cornell University Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association (CUGALA) is one of the oldest and largest LGBT university alumni organizations in the country. Over the past three decades, CUGALA has grown from a handful of individuals to a network of over 3,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender alumni and straight allies—each with a unique story, but collectively committed to making Cornell a more supportive and inclusive place for members of the LGBT community.
Diversity Consortium of Tompkins County
Cornell University is an active member of the Ithaca and Tompkins County communities. Diversity and inclusion are important to the university, the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, and other area municipalities. The Diversity Consortium of Tompkins County works collectively to address diversity issues; one of their programs is a biannual county-wide diversity roundtable. Cornell's campuses in New York City and Doha, Qatar, are similarly engaged with their respective local communities.
Gender Inclusive Pronouns
Using someone’s correct pronouns is an important way of affirming someone’s identity and is a fundamental step in being an ally. This overview of pronouns and inclusive language is by no means an exhaustive guide but meant to provide some guidance.
Greater Ithaca Activities Center
The Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) is a center for all ages, particularly youth and teens. It serves the immediate neighborhood and the greater Ithaca area by providing multicultural, educational, and recreational programs focused on social and individual development.
Latino Lawyers of Cornell (LLoC)
LLoC is an affiliate group of the Cornell Latino Alumni Association (CLAA) and the Cornell Law School Alumni Association (CLSAA). Membership in LLoC is open to all alumni of the Cornell Law School, alumni of other Cornell University colleges and schools who have graduated from another accredited law school, and present or former faculty of Cornell Law School.
Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Program (MIPP)
The Cornell University Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Program (MIPP) provides ergonomics services to faculty and staff with the goals of enhancing health and performance, reducing work-related injuries, and improving workspace design.
President's Council of Cornell Women (PCCW)
PCCW was founded in 1990 by then-President Frank H.T. Rhodes to enhance the involvement of women students, faculty, staff, and alumnae as leaders within Cornell University and its many communities. PCCW explores ways to expand the role of women within Cornell's decision-making groups, helps attract outstanding women students, faculty, and staff to Cornell, and enhances their leadership opportunities. The organization also offers guidance and role models for Cornell women and provides financial support for PCCW and other initiatives that help Cornell women.
Religious Accommodations
The university is committed to making every reasonable effort to accommodate the religious observances of our students, faculty and staff.
Restroom & Facilities Use Guidelines
The primary purpose of gender-inclusive bathrooms is to create a restroom space where everyone feels welcome and safe, regardless of their gender identity or expression. They are also designed to be accessible to people with disabilities, and those who may need assistance from a caregiver of a different gender.
The Community Response Team
Cornell's Community Response Team (CRT) is a person-centered, trauma-informed mobile crisis care program serving persons in crisis on Cornell’s Ithaca campus and overseen by the Division of Public Safety.