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Cornell Threatens Funding Loss for In-Person Teaching Mandate

8/15/2026

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Cornell University told Momodou Taal and Amandla Thomas-Johnson they must teach on campus or lose funding.
The graduate student union filed grievances, claiming the mandate breaches the collective bargaining agreement.
Cornell officials said it has no duty to fund visa-troubled international students, citing a June 10 rule that mandates in-person teaching.
Google reportedly gave ICE the students’ Gmail data and complied with a subpoena for their bank information.

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Cornell University told Momodou Taal and Amandla Thomas-Johnson they must teach on campus or lose funding.
The graduate student union filed grievances, claiming the mandate breaches the collective bargaining agreement.
Cornell officials said it has no duty to fund visa-troubled international students, citing a June 10 rule that mandates in-person teaching.
Google reportedly gave ICE the students’ Gmail data and complied with a subpoena for their bank information.