Afghan visual artist and scholar Sharifa “Elja” Sharifi fled Afghanistan in September 2021, a month after the Taliban seized control. She found a new beginning at Cornell's Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, where she has been able to continue her work over the past two years.

McKenzie Carrier ’24, a Laidlaw scholar and undergraduate Migrations scholar, and Margot Treadwell ’24, an international relations minor, will both be assigned to the endowment’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance program.

"Cornell’s international students and scholars bring global cultures, diverse perspectives and immense intellectual energy to campus," said Martha E. Pollack.

With many Cornell alumni coming from the Asia-Pacific region, Pollack visited Seoul, South Korea, for the university's 2024 Asia-Pacific Leadership Conference between April 5 and 7.

Newly admitted students represent 107 countries outside the United States, plus all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico. Welcome, #Cornell2028!

Students and faculty from India have made Cornell their Ivy League university for more than a century. Today, Global Hubs partners, deep learning and research collaborations, and 1,600 alumni continue to bring Cornell and India together.