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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.

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.

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.

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.

Cornell Graduates Aim to ‘Lead From the Front’ as Military Officers
Rose Jou ’25, a student in the Nolan School, graduated as Navy ROTC’s battalion commander.

Delicious Innovation: Students Aim to Shake Up the Food System
SC Johnson students have created business ventures ranging from AI nutrition tracking to new exotic dried fruit products.

Hotelies Extend Cornell Commitment to ‘Wish-Making’
Nolan School students raised nearly $5,000 for Make-A-Wish Central New York – with help and inspiration from an alumna who was a wish-kid herself and founded the first college “wish-makers” group in the country.

Snack Startup Cramp Bites Wins Hospitality Business Plan Competition
Armita Jamshidi ’25 won $25K for her startup Cramp Bites, natural pain-relief snacks for soothing menstrual cramps.

Less Space, More Guests: Hotel Ezra Cornell Adapts in its 100th Year
Working around renovations in Statler Hall inspires the student organizers of the Hotel Ezra Cornell conference to get creative.

New Club Spreads Pickleball Fever at Cornell
Jason Cho ’27, Nolan School, helps propel the Cornell Pickleball Club to unexpected heights in its inaugural season.