One of Cornell University’s most prominent donors has called on the school’s president to resign and said he would no longer donate to the institution if it continues to implement diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. In an open letter to Chairman Kraig Kayser and the Board of Trustees, Cornell emeritus trustee and presidential counselor Jon A. Lindseth urged the university to abandon its “misguided commitment” to DEI, claiming its embrace of such initiatives has yielded “disgrace” rather than “excellence.” “I am proud to count myself one of several generations of Lindseths who are Cornell alumni and invested donors, but...