Why Being a Student Chimesmaster Put Me ‘At the Top of the World’ Looking back, I realize that successfully competing to play Cornell’s iconic instrument was a quintessential ‘wow’ moment
Genealogy Research Helped Me Find My Cornellian Cousins I discovered that I’m descended from an enslaved couple who settled a town called Promised Land—and so are two fellow alumni
Remembering a Fellow Grad Student Who Went on to Be a Literary Icon Newly arrived from Germany, I formed a friendship with a classmate who became a legendary author: Toni Morrison, MA ’55
I Fly Solo in My 90s—And Here’s How You Can Do It, Too Thanks to many miles of experience (and a walker named Charlie), I have my routine for taking plane trips alone down to a science
In Praise of Schmoozing I have always embraced chance encounters—and those serendipitous interactions have made all the difference
I Visited Every County in the U.S.—and Yes, There’s a Club for That My decades-long, map-crossing quest is a reminder that ‘the shortest distance between two points is no fun’
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
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’
Remembering David McCullough, a ‘Tour Guide to the Past’ As a visiting professor on the Hill in the ’80s, the eminent historian greatly influenced the way I look at the world
When Is a Cornell Sweatshirt Not Just a Cornell Sweatshirt? As a first-generation college student, a bargain-rack item of Big Red swag felt like a talisman of belonging