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Our mission is to engage and inspire alumni throughout their lifetime by informing, entertaining, and connecting the Big Red community around the globe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a lively and welcoming voice, this digital publication keeps readers up to date with Cornell life today; shares stories from the University\u2019s rich and compelling history; celebrates its diversity; and showcases the accomplishments of its graduates, faculty, and students as they seek (as founder Ezra Cornell himself put it) \u201cto do the greatest good\u201d and make a difference in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cornellians<\/em> leverages the digital environment through lively prose, imagery, and video, as well as other multimedia and interactive formats. As is reflected in its name, alumni voices populate much of our content\u2014not only as interview subjects but through Class Notes columns, commentary on stories, first-person “Chime In\u201d essays, free classified ads, suggestions for feel-good topics in our “Bear Hugs” series, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cornellians<\/em> is produced by its editorial staff in partnership with the Division of Alumni Affairs and Development and with Cornell Brand Communications within the Division of University Relations. It is advised by an alumni committee<\/a>, including several members with decades of experience in publishing and communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cornellians<\/em> staff and its partners are thrilled to share this publication with you and are eager to see you engage with it. For more information, see our FAQ<\/a> or email cornellians@cornell.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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