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Updates

  • Cornell offers staff Voluntary Retirement Incentive program

    March 23, 2026

    The university is extending a limited VRI to qualifying staff members, ranging from staff with 10 to 50 years of service who are age 62 years or older. Participation is capped at 175 individuals.

  • Communicating about Resilient Cornell

    March 18, 2026

    President Kotlikoff and Provost Bala share the most recent updates from Resilient Cornell.

  • Watch: Insights from Finance, IT, and MarComm work group leaders

    March 17, 2026

    Video recordings with key administrators provide a Resilient Cornell overview and updates on progress and conceptual models from work groups.

  • Progress from the work groups

    March 10, 2026

    The Provost's Steering Committee work groups are applying a shared core-common-unique framework as they work to refine their models for restructuring Cornell's work.

  • Voluntary Retirement Incentive design

    March 10, 2026

    The university will launch a limited Voluntary Retirement Incentive program. More information, including about eligibility and how to apply, will be available on March 23.

  • Resilient Cornell timeline

    February 24, 2026

    Resilient Cornell design groups are working with colleges and units to move through a structured process to finalize operating model designs, plan for workforce impacts, and begin implementing new models.

  • Resilient Cornell update

    February 11, 2026

    Cross‑campus operational changes aimed at improving efficiency, reducing duplication, and strengthening the university’s long‑term financial stability will help the university weather current and future financial challenges.

  • Work Group progress update

    February 10, 2026

    The work groups established by the Provost's Steering Committee have developed initial operating models.

  • Alumni Affairs and Development “6 for the Future” initiative

    January 28, 2026

    Alumni Affairs and Development introduced “6 for the Future,” a key Resilient Cornell initiative aimed at boosting revenue, streamlining university operations, and enhancing expertise across colleges and units.

  • Cornell announces Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer

    January 13, 2026

    Michael Henderson has been appointed as Cornell’s Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer, providing unified procurement leadership across all university campuses.

  • President’s Address to Staff

    January 8, 2026

    President Kotlikoff provides an update on the Resilient Cornell efforts in his January 8, 2026, address to staff.

  • Provost’s Steering Committee establishes work groups

    December 3, 2025

    Work groups on Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing and Communications, and Finance and General Administration will help to shape Cornell’s future-state operating models.

  • Resilient Cornell

    October 16, 2025

    Cornell leaders outline a new phase of financial and operational restructuring aimed at long-term stability, including cost reductions, reimagined workflows, and the creation of cross-campus committees to improve efficiency without compromising academic excellence.

  • Gathering ideas to improve operations

    September 29, 2025

    Provost Bala invites faculty and staff to submit ideas for streamlining processes and improving operations, building on feedback from campus town halls focused on reimagining university operations for long-term stability.

  • Next steps for our financial future

    August 22, 2025

    Cornell leaders outline immediate and multi‑phase actions to address severe fiscal pressures.

  • A message on financial austerity

    June 18, 2025

    University leaders advise that unprecedented funding disruptions and rising costs require immediate financial austerity across all campuses to stabilize Cornell’s finances and preserve institutional strength amid sustained external threats.