Cornell University ( /kɔrˈnɛl/ kor-NEL) is a private Ivy League research university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, the university was intended to teach and make contributions in all fields of knowledge—from the classics to the sciences, and from the theoretical to the applied. These ideals, unconventional for the time, are captured in Cornell's motto, a popular 1865 Ezra Cornell quotation: "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study."  The university is broadly organized into seven undergraduate colleges and seven graduate divisions at its main Ithaca campus, with each college and division defining its own admission standards and academic programs in near autonomy. The university also administers two satellite medical campuses, one in New York City and one in Education City, Qatar. Cornell is one of two private land grant universities, and its seven undergraduate colleges include three private, state-supported statutory or contract colleges. As a land

At Cornell University, they provide some retirement and welfare benefits for their employees. A large number of employees in the United States, like Cornell University workers, use health insurance sponsored by their employer, through which a sizable portion of each employee's health insurance premium is paid for by their employer. These contributions are tax deductible for businesses and tax-free for employees. Cornell University offers health, dental, and vision insurance. Cornell University also offers group life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and death benefits, which cover certain causes of death. To help secure a dependable cash stream later in life, numerous employees enroll in employer-financed pension plans. Cornell University provides defined contribution pension plans. With a defined contribution pension plan, businesses help employees save and invest for retirement.

Cornell's like a lot of Higher Ed - you get extra freedom, great technology, and the chance to work alongside really smart, thoughtful people.  The pay isn't as good, but the benefits almost make up for it.  You are never bored there, and politics are almost always navigable if you are a hard worker.  The prestige factor of working at an Ivy League school is a plus.  And the ice cream is the best - sometimes you even get it free!

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