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Latina sorority awarded Perkins Prize for dedication to literacy

Student winners and honorable mentions of the 2024 James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial and Intercultural Peace and Harmony stand at this year’s ceremony with Cornell leadership and Cornell Trustee Emeritus Thomas W. Jones ’69, MRP ’72, standing, third from left, who endowed the Perkins Prize in 1994.
Student winners and honorable mentions of the 2024 James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial and Intercultural Peace and Harmony stand at this year’s ceremony with Cornell leadership and Cornell Trustee Emeritus Thomas W. Jones ’69, MRP ’72, standing, third from left, who endowed the Perkins Prize in 1994. (Paul Newman/Cornell University)

By Laura Gallup, Student and Campus Life

The Invincible Iota Chapter of Sigma Lambda Upsilon – also known as Senoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. (SLU) – received the 28th annual James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial and Intercultural Peace and Harmony during a ceremony April 15 at Willard Straight Hall. 

Each year, the $5,000 Perkins Prize is awarded to a Cornell program, organization or event making the most significant contribution to furthering the ideal of university community while respecting values of diversity. 

 “We are truly proud to recognize the Iota Chapter of Sigma Lambda Upsilon's commitment to creating a culture of belonging at Cornell and throughout our communities,” said Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life. “The varieties of your efforts and your consistent drive to give back and share knowledge you’ve gained with others is an inspiration to all of us.”

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