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
At a Personal Crossroads, a Visit to Ithaca Focused My Mind As a student, I never spent much time downtown—but in my 20s, vacationing in the Finger Lakes proved unexpectedly meaningful
As a Kid in Ithaca, I Gazed Up at the University on the Hill My great-grandfather was a porter in Sheldon Court; I graduated from the Hotel School. I want others to follow in my footsteps
In Praise of Exercise, the True ‘Fountain of Youth’ When I took the swim test as an incoming freshman, I had no idea how vital the sport would become to me later in life
Recalling the ’50s on the Hill, an Era of ‘Gracious Living’ Having grown up in a small Upstate New York town, attending Cornell broadened my horizons