President Elizabeth Garrett died of colon cancer last night at her home in New York City after receiving treatment at Weill Cornell Medicine, the University announced this morning. The thirteenth ...

Elizabeth Garrett, the first ever female president of Cornell University, died late Sunday of colon cancer less than one year after taking office. She was 52 years old. Garrett made history on July 1, ...

Ithaca, NY -- Cornell will hold a memorial gathering Thursday for university President Elizabeth Garrett who died March 6, after a brief battle with colon cancer. The memorial is scheduled for 3 p.m.

On the C-SPAN Networks: Elizabeth Garrett is a Provost and Sr. V.P. for Academic Affairs with nine videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1993 Forum as a Legislative Director ...

Elizabeth Garrett delivers her inaugural address as Cornell’s 13th president in front of hundreds on the Arts Quad Friday morning. (Cameron Pollack / Sun Senior Photographer) Hundreds of students, ...