Come Back to the Hill—and Tell Us How Cornell Feels Like ‘Home’ The Cornellians staff can’t wait to see you at the annual Homecoming celebration, set for the last weekend in September!
Cheryl Engelhardt ’02 Is a Rising Star in New Age Music Her latest album snagged a Grammy nomination—and she once scored a Cheerios commercial starring Grumpy Cat
In a New Memoir, Disabled Alum Reflects on a Remarkable Life Paralyzed from the neck down as an undergrad, Ken Kunken ’72, BS ’73, MA ’77, has become a lawyer, husband, and father of three
Award-Winning Author Mines Humor from Academic Absurdity Julie Schumacher, MFA ’86, closes out her satirical series with The English Experience, in which a study-abroad trip goes off the rails
With Punk Reunions, Alums from the 1990s Rock On Summer 2023 saw the third-ever gathering—complete with raucous tunes and head-banging memories
Artist Alum Has an Unusual Medium: Earth Itself Painter Kirsten Kurtz, MS ’21, manages CALS’ soil health lab—and turns leftover samples into works of art
Project Chronicles Experiences of Alums of Asian Descent In an ongoing effort, Cornellians are being asked to recall their student days for an oral history
Gary and the Chocolate Factory: Alum Is Living the Sweet Life Overseeing the Hershey plant that makes a quarter of the world’s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups is the pinnacle of a candy career
Eight Decades After His Death in WWII, an MIA Alum Comes Home In May 2023, Lieutenant John Blakeslee Thomas ’43 finally received the funeral his family had long awaited
With ‘The Diplomat,’ an Actor Alum Sees his Star Rise Netflix’s hit drama is the latest showcase for Ato Essandoh ’95, veteran of Jason Bourne, ‘Blue Bloods,’ ‘Chicago Med,’ and more