Student Voices & Experiences

Team SKEMA and coach Ambra Mazzelli huddle in a classroom to prepare for their team’s case competition presentation.

From Paris to Cornell: Road to finals at Family Business Case Competition

SKEMA participates in the Cornell Family Business Case Competition for the first time, placing third.

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Sustainability at the heart of luxury travel

An MBA internship showed how sustainability can be a luxury advantage, with simple operational and guest‑experience changes driving impact, credibility, and growth at Empirean Consulting.

Traditional Japanese garden and architecture.

Ethiopia has the playbook. Will it use it? Lessons from Japan and Korea’s rise

An Ethiopian MBA student visits Japan and Korea and reflects on how Ethiopia can adapt lessons from East Asia’s development model.

Caption: Cornell MBAs at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History

Designing leadership: Japan and Korea through an emerging market lens

MBA student shares how experiences in Japan and Korea shifted her focus from personal control to system design and trust.

Chef instructor Christian Latimer (left) instructs Isabelle Louis ’26, a hotel administration major and chef assistant, how to add the finishing touch to the roasted carrots appetizer.
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Future restaurateurs sharpen their skills in remodeled food lab

After two years of renovations, the Grailer Food Lab has reopened with a more real-world commercial kitchen and all-electric appliances.

Digital illustration of Earth surrounded by glowing blue circuitry patterns, symbolizing global connectivity and technology networks.

In emerging markets, the real AI opportunity is product leadership

As AI scales across emerging markets, product leadership that blends strategy, context and global insight will determine real value.

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Tokenized Equities: Bridging emerging economies and U.S. capital markets

Tokenized equities are democratizing access to financial markets for emerging markets investors.

MBA students Ryan Gill, Nate Onorato and Adam Reznick attending the MBAVets conference in Atlanta

Park Perspectives: A pilot’s guide to the MBA

Ryan Gill, MBA ’27 and Park Fellow, reflects on how pilot training shaped his MBA journey.

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Scaling green: Opening new markets for sustainable biotechnology

Three Cornell MBA students assess new markets and pursue partnerships for Zymtronix’s sustainable biotech solutions.