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Freshman Credits Online Cornell Precollege Program with Mentorship
by Shelley Preston,
SCE News , October 31, 2024

Before starting her freshman year at Cornell University, Xinyi He participated in the university’s Precollege Studies summer program. As a...

Winter Session 2025 registration is now open
by Shelley Preston,
SCE News, October 15, 2024
Winter Session is a great time to study with outstanding Cornell faculty, gain valuable skills, grow professionally, explore new ideas...
Visiting students participate in Cornell's non-degree study program to enhance academic interests
SCE News, September 25, 2024

Through SCE’s Visitors Non-degree Study offering, students from different universities can take courses and earn credits on the Cornell campus...

Watch: A ROTC cross-town cadet's experience at Cornell University
by Shelley Preston,
SCE News, September 10, 2024

As a part of Cornell's designation as New York State's land-grant university, it’s responsible for providing military training and education...

Meet Ruoyi Ma, a Cornell Precollege Studies commuter student
by Shelley Preston ,
SCE News , August 6, 2024
Meet Ruoyi Ma, a Cornell Precollege Studies commuter student

Name: Ruoyi (Molly) Ma,...

Meet William Kim, a Cornell Precollege alum and incoming Cornell freshman
by Shelley Preston,
SCE News, July 31, 2024

As a junior at Hunter College High School in New York City, William Kim learned about Cornell’s Precollege Studies program...

Meet Michael Rim, a Cornell Precollege Studies commuter student
by Shelley Preston,
SCE News, July 30, 2024

Name: Michael Rim, a rising junior at Stevenson High School in Pebble Beach, CA

How did you learn about Cornell’s Precollege...

Summer Session Spotlight: Public Speaking: Contexts, Techniques and Analysis
SCE News, June 4, 2024

Public speaking is often cited as one of people’s biggest fears, but this summer, Theo Black, of Cornell's Department of...

Cornell SCE presents free outdoor concerts and special lectures this summer
SCE News, June 4, 2024

From music on the Arts Quad to fascinating talks, the 2024 Free Summer Events Series at Cornell will offer...

High Schooler Found a Passion for Human Rights Through Cornell's Precollege Summer Program
by Shelley Preston,
SCE News, May 31, 2024

Greta Garrison, a senior at Charles O. Dickerson High School in Trumansburg, NY, received an Atkinson Scholarship for Cornell’s Precollege...

Summer Session Spotlight: Dr. Chip Gagnon on "Making Sense of World Politics"
by Shelley Preston,
SCE News, April 26, 2024

Seeking a way to better understand international events? Consider enrolling in the three-week summer course GOVT 1817...

A new summer course taught by Dr. Ella Street investigates what it means to be free
by Shelley Preston,
SCE News, April 18, 2024

New on the Summer Session roster this year is the online course GOVT 3796 Freedom taught by Dr. Ella...

Ithaca College student takes advantage of the non-degree study program at Cornell
SCE News , April 12, 2024
Through SCE's visiting student program, also known as Part-time Study, students from different universities can take courses and earn credits...
Precollege faculty spotlight: Dr. Abby Drake
SCE News, April 11, 2024

Before COVID forced Cornell’s academics online in 2020, Abby Drake, senior lecturer in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, had been working...

"Enrollment now open for Summer Session 2024"
SCE News, 2024

"Insects and Crustacea" and “Birds” were among the handful of classes students could take during Cornell’s first Summer Session in...

Earth in the News summer class to be offered by Cornell SCE
SCE News, March 1, 2024
Earth in the News is an online class focusing on Earth system science fundamentals through the lens of pressing environmental...
In their own words: Students from Ghana on the first snow during Winter Session
by Shelley Preston,
SCE News, February 15, 2024

Isaac Lamptey Nii Lantei, a biochemistry, molecular and cell biology PhD student from Accra, Ghana:

“It was a cozy Sunday afternoon....