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Undergraduate Education

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Undergraduate Education at Cornell

The Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education leads initiatives and programs that broaden access to learning opportunities, provide essential academic supports, emphasize diversity education, and ease cross-college faculty and staff collaborations, ensuring that all undergraduates get the most out of their Cornell education.

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Impact

Mentorship moments

Graduate students foster open and honest connections with students through the Graduate Students Mentoring Undergraduates program by supporting them through their years at Cornell, guiding their participation in important pre-graduate professional development activities, and providing realistic views of what it's like to be a graduate student.

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Dialogue

Exploration and expression

Intergroup Dialogue Project (IDP) offers a course that teaches instructors how to create a learning environment that invites dialogue, fosters responsible freedom of expression, and stimulates exploration of differing opinions and experiences. Instructors leave feeling better prepared to help students think critically and understand diverse viewpoints, readying them to collaborate with peers to explore complex societal problems.

 

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Curiosity

Promising possibilities

Preparing for a career in healthcare requires self-reflection and curiosity for learning about other people's cultures and belief systems.  Advisors in the Health Professions Advising Center (HPAC) help students explore the diverse spectrum of health professions and provide guidance on finding a career path that aligns with their values, strengths, and interests.

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Purpose

What matters

Learning Where You Live (LWYL) courses like "You wanna fly...: Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon" provide students with opportunities to cultivate a sense of purpose by exploring the search for what matters in an individual's definition of themselves and, by extension, family and community.  Learn more about LWYL courses and other faculty living-learning initiatives on North and West Campus.