Living in a Student Co-op Launched My Restaurant Career Being a kitchen steward at Watermargin taught me lessons about nourishing—and nurturing—people that have lasted a lifetime
My Family Once Owned Ezra’s ‘Nook,’ His First Marital Home I visited the Ithaca house as a boy—and recently, I was inspired to trace its provenance from when the Founder left to its demolition
I’m Among the Last ‘Hangovers’ (But Not the Ones You Think) Once upon a time—including when I matriculated on the Hill in the early 1960s—engineering was a five-year program
Why ‘The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Might Be Three Decades’ Years after visiting Croatia while studying abroad, I live there—teaching pickleball and pondering the power of saying ‘yes’
For Bird Lovers Like Me, the Lab of Ornithology’s Merlin App Is Magic I’m proud that my alma mater created this inspirational tool, which opens up a world of avian wonders for its users
Why I’ve Never Missed a Class Reunion Since I Graduated (in 1956) I’m 91, and my 70th in June may well be the last one I attend—which is why I was determined to sing onstage at Cornelliana Night
What Undergrad Social Life Taught Me about Founding Companies I majored in computer science—but things I learned outside the classroom inspired my bestseller, Outrageous Startup Growth
‘Keep Moving, Even When the Path Is Steep’: Lessons from the Hill In the decades since I graduated, I’ve realized that Cornell taught me things I never expected—from resilience to deep listening
We Create Rich Characters, While Defying Publishing Norms My co-author and I have a successful partnership—belying cultural critics’ insistence that novelists stick to their own racial lanes
How One Volunteer Gig Reminded Me What Sport Is Really For At a triathlon camp for athletes with disabilities, I saw people exceed their perceived limitations—and bonded with fellow alums