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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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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.

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Where Innovation Meets Impact: The Nolan Hotel School Celebrates Industry Luminaries

Tech pioneer Cindy Estis Green ’79 and Hyatt Hotels CEO Mark Hoplamazian redefine hospitality through innovation, strategy, and human-centered leadership.

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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.

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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.

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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.