From the Cornell Daily Sun: President Michael Kotlikoff fielded questions regarding Resilient Cornell, University restructuring efforts, fiscal policy and artificial intelligence in an Employee Assembly meeting... During the meeting, Kotlikoff responded to questions from E.A. members, who were invited to submit questions following a Feb. 4 meeting, where the E.A. discussed the University’s Committee on the Future of the American University, staff welfare and austerity measures.
Kotlikoff began his remarks by acknowledging that these are “challenging times for all of us.” Most of the questions that Kotlikoff answered regarded the University’s financial challenges and plans to address them. Kotlikoff specifically answered questions about Resilient Cornell, an initiative launched in October with the purpose of ensuring “Cornell’s long-term financial sustainability while reimagining how we operate across all campuses,” according to its website.
Kotlikoff said that throughout March and April, the initiative’s reorganizational and efficiency models, aimed at reducing spending, will be distributed to heads of units across campus. Then, in April and May, the administration will provide workforce planning and transitional support to programs affected by the initiative. In June, implementation of Resilient Cornell’s recommendations will begin. When asked how much money the University is seeking to save through restructuring, Kotlikoff responded “as much as we can.” ...
Full story at https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/03/president-kotlikoff-lays-out-cornell-financial-plans-at-employee-assembly-meeting.
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