Could the recent economic crisis result in lower scholarships and grants being offered?
We have made a commitment that scholarships and grants for our students will not be affected. We want to continue our long tradition of attracting the very best students to Cornell Law School regardless of their financial situation. TLS: Are there any new initiatives that you plan to undertake in the near future? As always at a place like this, there are multiple initiatives underway. Allow me to tell you about two projects in particular that I believe will have a real impact on a national and global scale. The first is the Cornell E-Rulemaking Initiative which brings together faculty and students from several disciplines to consult with U.S. government agencies about how they research and formulate regulatory policy. Encouraged by the Obama administration’s openness to making governmental decision-making more transparent and accessible, several key government agencies are looking to the Cornell E-Rulemaking Initiative to help transition them into a 21st Century e-government model that
