“I was frustrated, and my dad even told me he was concerned about me going to an Ivy League because he knew I would experience hardships related to my race and socioeconomic status, but I told him that I wasn’t going to sacrifice a great education because of ignorant people. News flash: they’re everywhere. . .” - Jada Stackhouse (Cornell University 2020)

“It’s a well-known fact that Ivy League schools are PWIs (Predominately White Institutions). Until lately, I would often feel like an afterthought as a person of color at an educational institution like Cornell…” Anonymous

“It is safe to say that the most instrumental thing that has kept me going throughout my undergraduate career has been my family. Though the household’s traditional upbringing remains firm, as my parents pride themselves in their outdated Sudanese ways, I have significantly decreased the amount of effort I’ve put into being somebody that I can no longer be for the sake of simply being there, as I hope to accomplish more than just that for them one day…” Jamila Bakhit (Cornell University 2019)

“So here I am, not even a day into the beginning of my education at a prestigious Ivy League institution. Cornell University, an academic environment filled with some of the country’s brightest and most promising minds. An environment offering an array of worldviews and life experiences. And still, an environment filled with microaggressions…” Grace Keller (Cornell University 2019)

“That night in my sweltering apartment, Anthony Bourdain helped me begin to make sense of my relationship with Cuba. What mattered wasn’t what I did or what I could talk about, but that I was there. . .” Jesse Gonzalez (Cornell University 2017)