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Abby, Howard \u201973, and Michael \u201911 Milstein cut a ribbon to celebrate the Cornell Tech launch of the Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity. (Photo by Jesse Winter\/Cornell University)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity, which offers selected undergraduates in the College of Arts and Sciences a specialized curriculum to prepare them as leaders in an increasingly digital world, was celebrated April 12 at a ribbon-cutting at Cornell Tech.<\/p>\n

The event marked the realization of a distinctive vision: to combine Cornell\u2019s renowned undergraduate liberal arts education with opportunities at Cornell Tech. The program seeks to create and nurture a new generation of innovators uniquely conversant in the ways technology is transforming the world, as well as in the social and ethical implications of this change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are virtually no problems that are purely technical,\u201d said Cornell President Martha E. Pollack. \u201cThey are nearly all socio-technical, and indeed, humano-socio-technical. That\u2019s what’s so exciting about the Milstein program: it prepares students to understand both the technical and the human aspects of new technologies. We\u2019re so grateful to the Milstein family for their generosity in making the program possible, and delighted that they\u2019ve chosen to support such a groundbreaking opportunity for our undergraduates.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bridging the Ithaca and New York City campuses, the Milstein program will provide 100 highly qualified students each year with access to a robust network of thinkers and leaders in business, technology and law. The program was created in 2017 with a $20 million gift from Howard Milstein \u201973, Abby Milstein and Michael Milstein \u201911.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe American private sector is the most powerful force for progress in the world, and today the tech economy is the most productive part of the private sector,\u201d said Howard Milstein. \u201cIt is of the utmost importance to imbue that activity and progress with the core culture and disciplines of the humanities and social sciences.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Niti Parikh, the creative lead at Cornell Tech\u2019s MakerLAB, introduces the lab\u2019s resources to undergraduates enrolled in the Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity. (Photo by Jesse Winter\/Cornell University)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The celebration took place as the inaugural cohort of 14 first-year students in the College of Arts and Sciences made its first trip to Cornell Tech. There, the undergraduates observed Studio Sprint, a monthly 24-hour period in which Cornell Tech students have no classes so they can focus on their product and business development work \u2013 a fitting introduction to Cornell Tech\u2019s entrepreneurial spirit.<\/p>\n

Students can apply to enter the Milstein program as first-year students or begin in their sophomore year, with a total of 25 students per class eventually enrolled. They will pursue traditional majors in the College of Arts and Sciences in addition to a multidisciplinary curriculum providing them with proficiency in computer science. All students will also spend two summers at Cornell Tech, taking an array of technical courses and participating in experiential, industry-focused opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents in the Milstein program are at the forefront of studying the interplay between digital technology and the human condition, the understanding of which is becoming so important to modern society,\u201d said Dan Huttenlocher, the Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are already seeing how the Milstein program is impacting our students and faculty more broadly here in Ithaca,\u201d said Ray Jayawardhana, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences. \u201cThe program is attracting not only extraordinary students, but also remarkable collaborators, like Oskar Eustis, a leading light of the New York theater scene, and Mitchell Baker, executive chairwoman of Mozilla, who is working at the nexus of ethics and technology.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Milsteins partnered in helping to create the program\u2019s vision in collaboration with Huttenlocher and Gretchen Ritter, professor of government and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Amy Villarejo, the Frederic J. Whiton Professor of Humanities, is faculty director of the Milstein program in Ithaca. Tapan Parikh, associate professor of information science at Cornell Tech, is the faculty director at Cornell Tech.<\/p>\n

In addition to the students\u2019 visit, Cornell Tech hosted the first meeting of the new Milstein Program Advisory Council on April 12. Chaired by Michael Milstein, who is partner at New York Private Bank & Trust and Milstein Properties, CEO of Boylan Bottling Co. and co-founder and chairman of Grand Central Tech, the group\u2019s members include: Chad Dickerson, former CEO of Etsy, current CEO coach at\u00a0Reboot and a Cornell Tech fellow;\u00a0Ulfar Erlingsson, Ph.D. \u201904, head of security research at Google Brain; Oskar Eustis, artistic director of the Public Theater in New York City;\u00a0Peggy Koenig \u201978, chair of Abry Partners and a Cornell trustee and Cornell Tech overseer; and\u00a0Josh Wolfe \u201999, co-founder of Lux Capital.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think being part of the Milstein program is recognizing the power and potential of technology, and alongside that being able to create space for yourself with your own personal interests,\u201d said Catie Rencricca \u201922. \u201cEverything I wanted out of the program, especially being able to find a community of people interested in similar things to me, has definitely exceeded my expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong> Lefkowitz, Melanie. “Milstein program celebrated as its students make first trip to Cornell Tech”<\/a>, Cornell Chronicle<\/em>. April 15, 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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