• Kelly Musick (Chair; Brooks faculty)
• Courtney Abdul-Aziz (Public Policy undergraduate)
• Alexandre Dufresne (Brooks faculty)
• Katherine Isaacs (Assistant Dean of Human Resources)
• Sadé Lindsay (Brooks faculty)
• Marini Marini (MPA student)
• Gavin Mosley (Brooks faculty)
• Mame Ndiaye (Associate Director of Inclusive Enrollment and Student Services)
• James Rogers (Brooks faculty)
• Jillian Royal (PhD student)
• Kaitlyn Z Varriale (Health Policy undergraduate)
• Maureen Waller (Brooks faculty)
• Hubert Zhou (MHA student)

Check back soon for upcoming events.

NextGenPop is an undergraduate program in population research that aims to increase the diversity of the population field and nurture the next generation of population scientists. It includes a 2-week, in-person, on-campus summer experience and subsequent virtual components on research and professional development, as well as opportunities for mentorship and networking at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA).

NextGenPop activities are coordinated by PAA and supported by an expert Advisory Committee and consortium of population research centers from universities across the United States. Funding comes from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health (R25 HD105602, PIs Marcy Carlson and Kelly Musick).

The 2023 cohort of NextGenPop Fellows was hosted by the Cornell Population Center June 4-18. Read more in the Cornell Chronicle and see NextGenPop @ Cornell | Population and Public Policy.

Maria Fitzpatrick and Matt Hall developed the course “Big Data for Big Policy Problems” (PAM 2070) to teach students data analysis skills that complement a wide range of academic and professional fields and can be used to address pressing policy problems. In summer of 2023, a non-credit version of this class was offered at no cost to underserved students nominated by local high schools and other partners, as well as children of Cornell faculty and staff. This pre-college certificate program aims to bridge the gap in data science education and create a more inclusive field. It is a collaboration between eCornell, Brooks, and the School of Continuing Education. Read more in the Cornell Chronicle.

Past offerings of “Big Data for Big Policy Problems” have included a collaboration with the nonprofit National Education Equity Lab (NEEL) to give high school students in underserved communities the opportunity to develop skills in data science applications. Read more in the New York Times and Cornell Chronicle.

All Students, Faculty & Staff

• President Martha Pollack’s statement on racial equity 
  University-wide initiatives to support diversity.
• Belonging at Cornell 
  The University’s central diversity initiative hub.
• Cornell Programs, Departments, Cultural, Resource, & Advising Centers
  Provides a full list of university-wide organizations and groups that promote diversity and inclusion.
• Cornell Anti-Racism Resources
  Provides a full list of resources, including programs, webinars and readings. 
• Cornell Resources to Address Antisemitism
  Provides a full list of resources, including programs, webinars and readings. 
• Cornell Resource to Address Islamophobia
  Provides a full list of resources, including programs, webinars and readings. 

All Students

• ALANA Intercultural Board
  Provides programming and funding for programming related to diversity and intercultural efforts.
• American Indian & Indigenous Studies Program
  Provides support to students who identify as American Indian or Indigenous, including internship, funding, scholarship, residential life, and other opportunities.
• Cornell Identity Resources
  Resources on identity and cultural centers and groups, to engage with individuals of similar background or connect with identities other than your own. 
• LGBT Resource Center
  A wide variety of resources, information about the LGBT community at Cornell, and ways to get involved.
• Women’s Resource Center
  While this is open to all female students, the group expresses a specific commitment to women of color.

Undergraduate Students

• BOSS (Building Ourselves Through Sisterhood and Service)
  Mentorship program for women of color at Cornell. 
• Multicultural Programs
  Includes CHE’s Association for Students of Color and the Peer Partnership Program.
• Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives (OADI)
  A centralized hub that provides support and resources for undergraduate students who are traditionally underrepresented and/or underserved in higher education. 
• SWAG (Scholars Working Ambitiously to Graduate)
  Mentorship group for Black men at Cornell. 

Graduate Students

• Office of Inclusion & Student Engagement
  Graduate school’s diversity webpage.
• Graduate Student Diversity Council
  A student-led organization to promote diversity. 
• Graduate School Student Organizations
  Provides a full list of graduate student organizations that promote diversity and inclusion.
• OISE Summer Symposium
  Summer event aimed to build diversity.
• Multicultural Academic Council
  Mentoring opportunities for graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds.

Faculty, Post Docs, TAs & Staff

• Office of Faculty Development and Diversity
  Provides a range of resources to support faculty development and diversity, including training and support for deans, department chairs, and individual faculty members. 
• Colleague Network Groups
  University-sponsored groups to support traditionally underrepresented minorities and their allies.

All Students

• Learning Strategies Center
• Student Disability Services 
• Undocumented/DACA Student Resources 
• The Sadie Collective 
  Addresses the pipeline and pathway problem for economics and related fields.

Undergraduate Students

• PAM Peer-Mentorship Program
  An initiative from the DE&I Working Group that addresses the needs of students by providing a supportive community of peers, upper-class students, faculty members, and alumni for PAM and HCP majors.
• Latinx Student Success Office (LSSO)
  Academic program and campus hub for the Latinx community.
• McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program
  Research program to prepare students from disadvantaged backgrounds for doctoral studies.
• OADI Pre-professional Programs
  Provides funding and support for underrepresented students who are interested in a professional career (e.g., law, medicine, education).  

• CHE Academic Counseling
  CHE students connect here for help with academic and career advising.

Graduate Students

• NextGen Professors Program 
  Career development program for Cornell graduate students and postdocs from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the professoriate.
• Career and Professional Development
  Academic, career, professional, and personal development programs for all stages of graduate school. 
• Dean’s Scholars Initiative
  Funding for students from underrepresented backgrounds.

All Students, Faculty & Staff

• Bias Reporting
  Cornell’s tool for reporting bias.
• Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX
  Promotes equity and ensures civil rights compliance for all members of the university community.

Graduate Students

• Graduate Student Reporting of Unacceptable Behaviors
  Avenues for graduate students to report bias, sexual misconduct, and hazing.

All Students, Faculty & Staff

• Belonging at Cornell – Anti-Discrimination Resources
  Includes webinars, trainings, books and videos on how to address racism, antisemitism, and Islamophobia.
• Office of Faculty Development and Diversity – Anti-racism Resources
  Includes podcasts, articles, books, documentaries, movies and short films.
• Intergroup Dialogue Project 
  Offers educational opportunities for the entire Cornell community aimed to foster communication across differences.

Faculty, Post Docs, TAs & Staff

• Center for Teaching Innovation
  Offers a range of programs to support teaching, including programs on how to create and sustain inclusive classrooms.
  • Teaching & Learning in The Diverse Classroom 
  • Let’s Get Real Conversations about Diversity and Teaching 
  • Building Inclusive Classrooms
• Inclusive Excellence Network
  Includes podcasts, coursework, and networking opportunities.

All Students, Faculty & Staff

• Cornell Health Counseling Services 
• Cornell Health’s Victim Advocacy 
  Provides assistance to members of the Cornell community who are victims of harmful, threatening, or violent incidents.
• EARS (Empathy, Assistance, and Referral Service)
  Cornell peer-led counseling services. 
• BEAM Collective (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective)
  Organization dedicated to the healing, wellness, and liberation of Black and marginalized communities. The website offers a Black Virtual Wellness Directory. 
• GirlTrek: Healthy Black Women and Girls
  National health movement that promotes walks for healing.

All Students, Faculty & Staff

• Policy 6.4 – Prohibited Bias, Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual and Related Misconduct 

Graduate Students

• Graduate School Policies on Diversity and Inclusion

The following data offer a benchmark for tracking the Brooks School’s efforts to increase the diversity of our community. We follow university practices for collecting and reporting data, which are determined in large part by federal mandates.

Student % Distribution by Race and Ethnicity, Fall 2022 (N=691)

Notes: Few students report “unknown.” “International” includes non-U.S. citizens and those with a non-permanent resident status. UG = undergraduate, MHA = Master of Health Administration, MPA = Master of Public Administration.

Faculty and Staff % Distribution, by Race and Ethnicity, Fall 2022 (N=141)

Notes: Few faculty and staff report “unknown,” and only two fit the definition of international, thus we do not tabulate this separately. “University faculty” includes Assistant, Associate, and Full tenure-track faculty; “RTE” includes research, teaching, and extension faculty; “staff” include administrative and student services roles; and “other” includes all faculty modifiers (acting, adjunct, courtesy, emeritus/a, and visiting), postdocs, and temporary staff.

University-Wide Demographic Data
Cornell University Diversity Dashboard

National Data
Faculty pipeline PhD Production by Program, Race and Gender
An online tool, which provides the total number of PhD students by race, gender, and course of study at the top 50 institutions.