COVID-19
Coronavirus dashes job hopes for hospitality grads, but experts still see opportunity
Dean Kate Walsh says hospitality programs and recent grads view the COVID crisis as an opportunity to think differently, and play up applicable skills.

The Rundown: Highlights from the week of June 22
Expert perspectives from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business faculty on COVID-19’s impact on business, hospitality, and the economy.

Commentary: COVID-19 is our chance to shake up economics
Professor Kaushik Basu writes the COVID-19 crisis provides opportunity for economists to rethink some of the ideas they have long taken for granted.

Hiring trends emerge in study into COVID-19 impact on job market
Professor Murillo Campello has leveraged big data on job-vacancy postings to reveal several dimensions of the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. job market.

Hotels could face $9 billion in new costs to stay squeaky clean
Dean Kate Walsh says that investment in new cleanliness protocols, born from the pandemic, is a cost that hotels will take on because they have to.

What we’ve learned from how sustainability and sustainable companies have weathered the Covid-19 crisis
Professor Mark Milstein says that COVID-19 is not distracting many companies from their sustainability commitments as they deal with the pandemic.

Is a hotel stay safe? 5 questions to help you decide
Associate Professor Robert J. Kwortnik describes the great lengths hotels are taking to ensure sanitization and guest safety.

The Rundown: Highlights from the week of June 15
Expert perspectives from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business faculty on COVID-19’s impact on business, hospitality, and the economy.
DoorDash scores valuation of $16 billion as coronavirus pushes it to top of food-delivery chain
Lecturer Douglas Miller says that, for many restaurants, focusing on delivery during the onset of COVID-19 was the only way to stay in business.