The ‘Marvelous, Turbulent Times’ When a Literary Magazine Was Born A fellow alum’s passing sparked vivid memories of launching the Cornell Review, a cutting-edge journal of ideas, in the late 1970s
Why Supporting New Parents Is the Epitome of ‘Hospitality’ I’m a Hotelie with formal culinary training—and I’ve dedicated my career to helping families as a postpartum doula
To Promote Peace, I Borrowed a Principle from Martial Arts As I outline in my new book, coming at problems from a non-confrontational stance can be the best way to solve them
I’m a Wheelchair User—and Despite the Obstacles, I Love to Travel Navigating the world with a spinal cord injury has given me a distinct perspective on my chosen field: hospitality
We Need Anthropologists Everywhere—Especially in AI I never imagined working in STEM with a humanities degree, but it actually prepared me for an amazing career
Why Democracy Needs Libraries With censorship on the rise, the University Librarian weighs in on the critical role these institutions play in civic and educational life
What My Winding Career Path Taught Me About College I struggled with what to do after graduation—but in our data-heavy landscape, today’s students are much more empowered
I Want to See Women in STEM—So I Wrote a Book About It I’m thrilled that many more female students are enrolled in the sciences—but there’s more work to be done
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