What have been the achievements of Cornell for the first time?

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These are a few of Cornell's firsts:

One of the first to admit students of color in Mid-1880s
The founding institution for Alpha Phi Alpha, the first African-American Undergraduate fraternity in 1906
In 1916, Cornell Uni became the founding institution for Rho Psi, the first Asian fraternity in the Ivy League
The first university to have an inter-faith department for religious affairs in 1929
In 1945, Cornell became the first U.S. University to offer a four-year UG course in the field of Industrial and Labor Relations
In 1947, Cornell became the first university in the U.S. to offer a major in American Studies

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