Cornell Courage Reports

We recently launched our first official report in early May 2026. Please click below to view/download the document:

CORNELL STUDENTS AT RISK: How the university’s settlement with the Trump administration jeopardizes student data and security



Cornell Courage in the Media

So far:

Cornell Daily Sun: Federal Settlement Prompts Reflection and Debate at Cornell (11/15/25)

A video of Cornell Courage delivering our letters to the offices of Cornell's President & Board. (Also seen on our social media accounts)

Ohio Capital Journal: It’s past time for alumni to step up in the fight to defend academic freedom (12/9/25)

Ithaca Times: Cornell Alumni Protest University Deal With Federal Government (12/28/25)

Ithaca Times: It's Time for Cornell Alumni to Withhold Financial Donations (3/22/26)

Other news & reference

We recommend that alumni check out the Cornell Daily Sun online from time to time. The Sun's staff are doing an excellent job covering current events and issues on campus. The Opinions section has also been excellent.

Cornell's agreement and related statements:

• The Agreement itself (released 11/7/25)

• Cornell's statement: An agreement to restore Cornell’s federal research funding (11/7/25)

• Video "town hall": President Kotlikoff answering select questions about the agreement (11/7/25)

News coverage

• New York Times: "Cornell Reaches Deal With Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds" (11/7/25)

• Cornell Daily Sun: How Does Cornell’s Settlement Compare to Five Elite Colleges’ Deals? (11/11/25)

Reactions

• Cornell Daily Sun article: ‘Extortion Dressed Up In The Language of Contracts’: Cornell Professors Weigh In On Settlement, 12/8/25

• The Guardian: The University of Virginia and Cornell deals with Trump set a dangerous precedent (by University of Pennsylvania Law Professors Serena Mayer and Amanda Shaynor) (11/23/25)

• Sun Editorial: Don’t settle for the Settlement (by the Editorial Board) (11/12/25)

• Sun Guest Op-Ed by Prof David Bateman: AAUP Statement on the Trump-Cornell Deal (11/13/25)

• Sun Guest Op-Ed by Prof. Nate Foster: "Any Person, Any Study" — If You Can Keep It (11/11/25)

Related topics:

• Sun Guest Op-Ed by Students for a Democratic Cornell: What Admin Doesn’t Want You To Know About the Referendum (12/14/25)

• LA Times: ‘Fraudulent’ UC probes cited in DOJ departures (12/13/25)

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