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Future Undergraduate Students

You belong at Cornell!

There are hundreds of Indigenous students at Cornell (a huge shift from our history on campus a century ago with only one Indigenous graduate in 1909!). We provide academic support to students from diverse backgrounds, nations, and territories and all Indigenous students are welcome at our program. AIISP provides Indigenous students with a "home away from home" and supports their success through sponsoring community-building activities, creating Indigenous spaces on campus, engaging in scholarly work, and by providing support services. Our students are doing cutting edge research in fields such as chemical engineering, animal science, biology, law, literature, media production, environmental sciences, and many more.

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What are you passionate about?

THE CORNELL EXPERIENCE

You'll interact closely with world-class faculty and a diverse student body, each a collaborator in learning, in research, and in service. They're here to help you push yourself and your ideas further than you could ever push them on your own. 

4,000 courses across 100 academic departments.

80 undergraduate majors and more than 120 minors (including American Indian and Indigenous Studies!)

 

AIISP works closely with Indigenous students as they pursue their goals.

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Indigenous Student Community at Cornell

Indigenous Community at Cornell

Uplifting Each Other: The Indigenous Community at Cornell Engineering (Video)
Student-led Native American and Indigenous Student Groups
Indigenous Students in STEM
Akwe:kon - Indigenous Residential Living Center

Our staff are here to help you succeed!

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Troy Richardson

Associate Professor, Philosophy of Education

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Troy Richardson
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Sarah Buffett

Akwe:kon House Fellow and NAISAC Co-advisor

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Sarah Buffett
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Bre Foster

Course Administrator and Programs Coordinator

Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment

Bre Foster
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Wahieñhawi Hall (Mohawk/Cherokee)

Assistant Director of Equity and Inclusion, Community Liaison for Indigenous Students

American Indian & Indigenous Studies Program

Wahieñhawi Hall (Mohawk/Cherokee)

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