Nolan School
Keep up to date with Hotelies, hospitality education, and industry at large with these stories and updates from the Nolan School.

Learning in the field: My winter externship with Hilton
This winter break, externships took students all over the world. My externship was at Hilton Worldwide’s corporate headquarters in McLean, Virginia.

Cornell dean on harassment, promoting women
In an interview with Hotels Magazine, Dean Kate Walsh discusses how hotels can embrace the #MeToo movement and better retain and promote women.

Hackathon inspires solutions for animal health
Bruce Ahn ’18, Elvis Ahn ’20, and the rest of their team won the grand prize at the Cornell Animal Health Hackathon.

IHG’s new CEO groomed for the top job
Hotel Management Magazine interviewed Keith Barr ’92, about his role as CEO of IHG.

Entrepreneurship and innovation minor to create ‘agents of change’
The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business has launched a new minor in entrepreneurship and innovation open to undergraduates majoring in any field at any college or school at Cornell.

Roundtable discusses Trump, automation, and Airbnb
Cornell undergraduate students had the opportunity to interact with leading industry experts in a roundtable hosted by the Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations.

Hospitality in the age of disruption
The age of disruption is here and is only going to grow from here on out. Key insights from the Cornell Hospitality Research Summit in Hospitality Net.

Why your hotel amenities are better than ever
According to a report by professor Judi Brownell, female travelers seek a more holistic experience in their hotel stays, and accommodating them means attending to their core needs: feeling safe, comfortable, empowered, and pampered.

Cornell alumnus launches start-up for snow sports
Bryan Dunn ’14, co-founded SnowSearch, a one-stop shop for planning and booking ski and snowboard trips made to order for the millennial adventurous spirit.