Here are some sources mentioning what I discussed in class today. There were several American universities that took part in these CIA-backed training programs. I also find it quite suspicious there are not more details about it from Cornell-specific perspectives but I suppose there are certain reasons for that…
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-15-mn-22993-story.html
CIA Operations in Tibet and the Intelligence-Policy Relationship