When the Cornell Family Fellows Program hosted its spring weekend March 9-10 there was one slightly unexpected outcome. “The parents talked about math the whole weekend!” said Mindy Stevenson, assistant director of Parent Engagement in the division of Alumni Affairs and Development.
… in the College of Arts & Sciences is a key initiative in Cornell's outreach to first-generation students. … an ILR School student, says she “almost did not come to Cornell because my parents did not go to college and did not … aid process, navigating the admissions process, navigating signing up for housing [all] could be overwhelming for a …