Alumni Remembering the First Black Woman to Graduate from Cornell A lifelong educator, Nellie Datcher 1890 was a leading scholar on the Hill—and one of several Big Red alums in her family
Books Your February 2023 Reads This month’s titles include a management guide, an X-Men comic, puzzles, poetry, and the latest from a bestselling thriller author
Chime In I Aided Afghan Refugees—With my Interior Design Skills On the Hill, I studied in Human Ecology and served in Army ROTC. A humanitarian crisis brought those two worlds together
Students For Guiding Eyes Volunteers, it’s a Labor of (Puppy) Love Two student groups help raise and train future service dogs—a demanding gig with tail-wagging rewards
Quizzes & Puzzles Play the Big Red Sliding Puzzle! Can you rearrange the squares to complete a Cornell scene?
Ask the Expert Puppy, It’s Cold Outside! How Can You Keep Your Pets Safe in Winter? A Big Red veterinarian offers tips for protecting dogs (and cats!) from snow, chills, toxins, and more
Students ‘The Wardrobe’ Outfits Students in Need of Professional Attire To help their peers look their best for interviews and other occasions, a campus group offers suits, dresses, and more
Chime In We Met as Freshmen—and Climbed Kilimanjaro Together at Age 70 After careers in conservation, a classmate and I marked a milestone birthday by braving the elements to reach the ‘Roof of Africa’
Alumni On a Half-Century of Navigating a ‘Maze Lined with Flypaper’ First elected at just 23, retired Assemblyman Richard Gottfried ’68 holds the record for longest-serving New York State legislator