Rising stars: Harrison Award honors recent alumni leaders

This year’s winners of the Robert Harrison ’76 Recent Alumni Volunteer Awards are: Dana Lerner ’14, Katia Lin ’14, Seamus Murphy ’17, and Grace Tucker ’17. This award was launched in 2023 to recognize the next generation of Cornell leaders. Bob Harrison was elected by his peers to serve as a student trustee from 1975 … Read more

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Seamus Murphy ’17: Building a community for veterans

When Seamus Murphy ’17 arrived at Cornell in the fall 2013, he was one of just over a dozen student veterans. Veterans comprise about 5% of the national student population, but when Seamus entered Cornell, they represented less than .01% of the student body. In 2013, there was no residential space for veterans on campus, no staff person … Read more

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