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Keep up to date with Hotelies, hospitality education, and industry at large with these stories and updates from the Nolan School.

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The speed trap: why leaders’ quick pivots can seem inauthentic

The research team conducted three studies in a leader-centric workplace with over 3,000 participants.

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Avner Arbel, emeritus finance professor, dies at 90

Arbel co-founded the Center for Hospitality Research in 1992, which continues to serve as a global platform for scholarly and industry collaboration.

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Cornell’s undergraduate business programs earn top 10 national ranking

Cornell SC Johnson College’s undergraduate and graduate programs recently earned top 10 national ranking.

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Cornell’s Johnson School Achieves Top 10 in Bloomberg 2025-26 Ranking

Ranked No. 8, Johnson’s MBA programs made strong gains in Bloomberg’s three methodology indices and in the area of survey participation.

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CNBC senior markets correspondent kicks off Nolan School lecture series

Top industry leaders—many of them alumni—will visit campus to share their career stories, leadership insights, and expertise.

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Jessica Tracey brings expertise on sustainable tourism to Nolan School

Meet Jessica V. Tracey, Nolan School lecturer specializing in hotel development, sustainable tourism and strategic financial management.

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Passion and purpose guide incoming Class of 2029

In 2006, Emil and Nikhil Damji, sons of Salim Damji ’00, graced the cover of Hotelie Magazine. Now, they are incoming freshmen at the Nolan School.

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‘Silenced Voices’ Are Revealed in New Book on Historical Figures

This book highlights the civic participation and community engagement of women, from abolitionists to philanthropists.

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The K-pop status shuffle: producers, power and reinvention

New SC Johnson College research finds entertainment agencies in Korea play a dominant role in shaping the image of K-pop groups.