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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.

Photo of MMH students at the 2017 Hotel Show in NYC
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MMH students see rise of technology at Hotel Show

Graduate students packed up and headed to New York City for a convention known around the halls as the “Hotel Show,” which featured notably more technology-related vendors this year.

Photo of Nicole Kim and her friends on a trip to Philadelphia
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Top 5 reasons we’re thankful for the Hotel School

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I recently talked to students about why they’re thankful for the Hotel School. Here are their responses… along with some of my own!

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Advice for first-years from a junior Hotelie

Do you ever wish that you had a fairy godmother to magically appear and give you some tips about freshman year? Well, look no further.

Photo of some members of the MMH Class of 2018 cohort with Richelle King
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Why MMH? To strengthen our family business in the hospitality industry

A lot of people questioned why I chose to go to school to learn hospitality when I could learn it in my own backyard. But I chose the MMH program, and here’s why.

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Noteworthy: CEOWORLD ranks Hotel School No. 1

For the second year in a row, Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration has been ranked No. 1 in the world for hospitality and hotel management by CEOWORLD magazine.

Photo of Damian Mogavero with a student at his book signing
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Restaurant revolutionary Damian Mogavero visits Hotel School

Damian Mogavero brought his success story to the Hotel School on Sept. 18 in a whirlwind 24-hour visit that included guest-lecturing, sharing every meal with groups of students and faculty members, and speaking about his new book.

Entrepreneurship at Cornell
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Cornell Chronicle: Students across colleges work together on hospitality hackathon

115 Cornell students spent the weekend of Sept. 29–Oct. 1 coming up with ideas focused on the luxury hotel industry during a hospitality hackathon.

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Both interesting and valuable: 3 of my favorite Hotel School classes

The Hotel School has given me more practical skills than I could ever ask for. This is thanks to the curriculum, which offers more practical courses rather than purely theoretical ones.

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Student entrepreneur Rob Karp is miles ahead

When it came to starting his own business, Rob Karp ’19 was miles ahead of his peers. He was all of 14 when he turned his passion for airlines and his prowess for numbers into a travel consulting company.