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Cornell is an English name derived from a shortened form of Cornwall, Cornwell or Cornhill, [1] and a Dutch Surname, which derives from the Latin Cornelius. Sometimes the name is an Americanized form of the Czech Kornel, or the German and Swedish Kornell.
Cornell was one of the first Universities to elect trustees by direct election. [78] (Harvard was probably the first to shift to direct election of its Board of Overseers by alumni in 1865.) Cornell's first female trustee was Martha Carey Thomas (class of 1877), who the alumni elected while she was serving as President of Bryn Mawr College. [79]
The Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Cornell University. Cornell competes in the ECAC Hockey conference and plays its home games at Lynah Rink in Ithaca , New York .
Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, theologian, political activist, politician, social critic, and public intellectual. [12]The grandson of a Baptist minister, West's primary philosophy focuses on the roles of race, gender, and class struggle in American society.
The Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences (CAS or A&S) is an academic college at Cornell University. It has been part of the university since its founding in 1865, although its name has changed over time. It is the largest of Cornell University's colleges and schools with 4,251 undergraduate and 1,301 students and 526 faculty.
Cornell was born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964, [17] [18] in Seattle, Washington, where he was raised.His parents are Edward F. Boyle, [19] a pharmacist of Irish Catholic descent, [20] [21] and Karen Boyle (née Cornell), [19] [21] an accountant of Jewish background and self-proclaimed psychic.
Cornell was named to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1963. In 1993, he was inducted into the Big Band Hall of Fame. [5]His 1952 hit "I" was the only single-character pop chart entry until Prince's No. 7 Billboard Hot 100 hit "7" from 1992 and the only single-letter hit until Xzibit's No. 76 Hot 100 hit "X" from 2000.
Cornell M. Green (born February 10, 1940), is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for 13 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys on the National Football League (NFL). He did not play college football at Utah State University , but was a two-time All-American as a basketball player for the Aggies , selected in the ...