Alumni What Has a Bear Mascot and a Whole Lot of Devoted Fans? It’s not just the Big Red—It’s Teddie Peanut Butter, a 100-year-old family company run by a second-generation Cornellian
Quizzes & Puzzles ‘Straight’ Answers: A Trivia Quiz for the Student Union’s 100th Birthday You spent hours in the beloved building—but can you answer these 12 questions about its history and design?
In the President’s Words ‘Most Importantly, Transforming Young Individuals’ Lives’ On an ABC News show, Mike Kotlikoff and three other university presidents discuss the future of higher education in the U.S.
Cornelliana School Spirit, Spelled Out in Triangular Felt (Tassels Optional) For generations of Cornellians, the humble pennant has been a tried and true way to display Big Red pride
Alumni MBA Alum Wins Runoff Election to Become Mayor of Miami The first woman in the post, Eileen Higgins, MBA ’89, is also the first Democrat to lead the city in nearly three decades
Students Math Major Wins Silver in an Unlikely Sport: Chessboxing Will MacLeod ’26 medaled for Team USA at the 2025 world championships—a test of physical prowess and mental acumen
Alumni Trees of Life: Book by PhD Alum Takes a Deep Dive into Evergreens In the tradition of works like Salt, Cod, and Mauve, the Cornell prof charts how something seemingly mundane altered human history
Campus & Beyond As Meinig Fieldhouse Rises, Iconic Red-tailed Hawks Stay Safe Throughout construction of the facility—which opens in spring 2026—staff have worked to protect the birds, who nest nearby
Books Your December 2025 Reads This month’s featured titles include fiction from Thomas Pynchon ’59 and a look at two “unsung giants” of landscape architecture
Alumni At Age 90, a Singer, Collector, and Scholar of Folk Music Goes Digital After a long career onstage and off, Ellen Stekert ’57 is focused on preservation—releasing songs from her vast archive on Bandcamp