America is shutting its doors to some of the world’s best young minds
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When I became president of Cornell University, I inherited leadership of one of the great institutions of American higher education.
Cornell was founded on a principle both simple and revolutionary: We are "an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." Not every person -- an impossibility on any campus bound by finite resources -- but any person, no matter their race, gender, religion, or nationality.
Originally published: March 8, 2019
Author: Martha Pollack
Position: President
Institution: Cornell University
Published by: CNN