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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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My favorite MMH class may surprise you!

There is a big difference between undergraduate and graduate curriculum. We are picking MMH classes that directly correlate to our futures.

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Dyson and Hotel students experience Orientation together for the first time

More than 400 undergraduates in Dyson and SHA participated in Orientation together for the first time as students in the SC Johnson College of Business.

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Our first 90 days in the MMH program

Like we do with new jobs—it’s time for a 90-day review of the Master of Management in Hospitality (MMH) program! It’s time to reflect on our summer.

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Top 5 takeaways from the MMH leadership development program

The MMH Leadership Development Program (LDP) connects current students in the MMH program with top-tier alumni from the Hotel School.