March 24, 2000

Cornell Creates a For-Profit Subsidiary to Market Distance-Education Programs

By SARAH CARR

Cornell University has announced plans to create a for-profit subsidiary to devise and market its distance-learning programs. The move has sparked concern on Cornell's campus over the implications of the university's embarking on a money-making venture.

Earlier this month, Cornell's Board of Trustees approved a recommendation to create the subsidiary, e-Cornell. Profits from the new entity will be used to underwrite existing on-campus programs, according to a

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