As a result, the quality of local school districts has a direct impact on Cornell’s ability to recruit and retain faculty and staff. An investment in local public education through reinstating dual enrollment is therefore an investment in the University’s own future. The University of Pennsylvania’s Young Scholars High School Program allows local juniors to enroll in university courses, while Dartmouth’s Community High School Program has operated for over two decades, offering dual enrollment to local juniors and seniors. However, when the University tightened its policies on the enrollment of minors, the dual enrollment program was effectively terminated. Reopening dual enrollment at Cornell could meaningfully supplement these lost opportunities while alleviating some of the resource pressures facing the district.

Source: Daily Sun February 12, 2026 20:12 UTC