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Congratulations to the Cornell University Class of 2026! Welcome to the @CornellAlumni family. #Cornell2026 🐻🎓

On Memorial Day, Cornell pauses to honor those who gave their lives in service to our nation. We remember them with gratitude and respect.

Congratulations to the class of 2026! Excited to see what’s next for you!🐻❤️ #YellCornell x #LGR

Delighted to celebrate @MahikaPhutane today at @Cornell_Bowers. It has been a privilege to advise her and watch her grow as a researcher over the years. So very excited for all the amazing work she will do in the future!

A special moment today getting to hood @SharonHeung at @Cornell_Bowers. I’m so incredibly proud and so excited to see the impact she will continue to have in the future!!!

Congratulations to our newest @Cornell Alumni! We are so proud of you and can’t wait to see what comes next! #EngineeringToMakeADifference #Cornell2026 🎓❤️

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, Cornell’s Class of 2026 has the tenacity, talent and determination to advance the unfinished work of American democracy, President Michael I. Kotlikoff told graduates and their guests at Commencement ceremonies held May 23. “Today we graduate our 158th graduating class with the most ambitious of goals and the most democratic of aspirations: to build a country and a world that is better for everyone who lives in it,” Kotlikoff said. Degrees were conferred on more than 8,000 new graduates at two lively but rainy ceremonies held in Schoellkopf Field. Wearing rain ponchos and carrying umbrellas, graduates cheered, danced and posed for photos as they processed into the field behind the banners of their colleges; a few intrepid graduates sported sunglasses. “Nothing dampens the spirit of the mighty Class of 2026,” said University Marshal Kathryn Boor. Read more: news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0….

Wonderful celebration of our graduating team members, Matt and Yuyun ! We are proud of you! @Cornell @CornellCALS

My PhD student Haokun Sun on his graduation, here in Ithaca, with his mother. Congratulations to Haokun for a superb PhD dissertation, as he heads out to the big wide world.

Congratulations to these extraordinary graduates! The class of 2026 will make our world a better place -- let's go @CornellCALS, together we are "Life. Changing."

Congratulations to the College of Arts & Sciences Class of 2026! You are one degree closer to changing the world 🌎🎓 Today, we’re celebrating everything you’ve accomplished and all that’s still ahead ✨

Class of 2026 Cornell Big Red Baseball signing off 🎓🎓🎓 #BigRed #YellCornell #Cornell2026

My favorite part of being a trustee is greeting and congratulating graduating students, especially those from the small but mighty @CornellWeather cohort. Not even a soggy and cold Saturday in Ithaca NY can dampen spirits. Go Big Red! #LGR #Cornell @CornellAlumni @Cornell

Today's the big day: The day we formally celebrate #Cornell2026! Join us for two ceremonies today: the first at 10 a.m. and the second at 2:30 p.m. Can't attend in person? Watch our livestreams, starting one hour before each ceremony: First ceremony: commencement.cornell.edu/may/events/com… Second ceremony: commencement.cornell.edu/may/events/com…

In her Senior Convocation address on May 21 in Barton Hall, Jane Lynch, MFA ’84, told #Cornell2026 to do their best to overcome their fears, to avoid subscribing to cultural memes, and to be kind and generous. “I have found, as an adult standing here before you,” she said, “that if you can get fear off your back, if you can just get out from underneath it, you unleash some awesome power, and you can live such a satisfying life.” Lynch’s speech was the main event in a high-energy Convocation program that featured several student performance groups, including Taiko drum ensemble Yamatai and a cappella group The Hangovers; remarks from class members and Cornell administrators; a video featuring seniors looking back on their four years; and a rousing rendition of the alma mater to close. Read more: news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

"Do operate from the depth of your heart, so open to the funny and the ironic and the absurd that you can't help but laugh stupid and cry ugly and be a beacon of life for anyone lucky enough to be in your presence," Jane Lynch, MFA ’84. #Cornell2026

To every Cornellian making the most of their final days on the Hill, we hope it's been unforgettable. "Welcome night and welcome rest; Fading music fare thee well! Joy to all we love the best, Love to thee our fair Cornell!" #Cornell2026

Cornell has launched the Cornell Center on Democracy to mobilize leading scholars to strengthen democracy through rigorous research, education, and public engagement. Rooted in Cornell’s land‑grant mission to serve the public good, the center aims to advance practical, objective and globally relevant ideas to improve democratic institutions and practices across the U.S. and abroad. The leaders of @CornellCAS, @CornellBPP, and @CornellLaw founded the center based on a shared belief: that democracy requires constant renewal – fresh ideas, adaptive institutions, and citizens equipped to participate thoughtfully and effectively. Rachel Beatty Riedl, a professor in the Brooks School and the Department of Government in the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences, will serve as the Peggy J. Koenig ’78 director of the Cornell Center on Democracy. Read more: news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

Cornell engineers have developed a robotic collective that behaves less like a machine and more like a material that flows, reshapes, and adapts to its environment without centralized control. The system, called the Cross-Link Collective, consists of dozens of small robots that have limited mobility individually, but together exhibit coordinated and sustained motion. The research, published May 20 in Science Robotics, demonstrates a robotic system that resembles soft matter, continuously deforming and reorganizing as it moves, driven by what researchers call mechanical intelligence. @CornellEng @CornellRsrch Read more: news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

From conducting research to founding a student organization, Andrew Kang ’26 blended theory, application, and big ideas to tackle challenges in tech and society. 🌍💻💡 Read his story > bit.ly/4uhvtj8