Cornell has been named one of the nation's best colleges for entrepreneurs -- "ahead of the pack when it comes to bringing students of all disciplines together in entrepreneurship classes" -- by the magazine Fortune Small Business, published online Aug. 20.

Up against more than 50 other schools that made the Fortune Small Business list, Cornell's Johnson School was among 26 MBA programs "with entrepreneurial flair."

The university also was included in other categories: "Best for Double Majors," "Best for Social Entrepreneurs" and "25 Top Programs for Undergrads." A Johnson School professor also made the Fortune Small Business list of top entrepreneurship teachers, graded by colleagues, students and entrepreneurs.

The article praised Cornell's "unique" system of allowing Cornell Law School students to provide affordable advice to campus startups, a program called BR Legal, which was created by Zach Shulman, the J. Thomas Clark Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise. It also gave kudos to the student-managed venture fund, BR Ventures.

In the category for best double majors, Cornell was lauded for its cross-disciplinary entrepreneurship courses in such areas as chemistry, communications, hotel administration, law and textile design. According to Entrepreneurship@Cornell director John Jaquette, Cornell offers a cross-campus map of more than 100 entrepreneurship courses over many fields.

Calling social enterprise a "global phenomenon," Fortune Small Business also made mention of Cornell's Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, part of the Johnson School. The center, it states, trains entrepreneurs to apply business solutions to social and environmental challenges in the United States and developing countries. "The center emphasizes both the theory of social entrepreneurship and its practical applications," the article states.

For undergraduate business degree programs, the magazine pointed to the universitywide Entrepreneurship@Cornell program, which cross-lists courses so students of all majors can take entrepreneurship classes. From its award-winning eClips Collection, created by applied economics and management professor Deborah Streeter, to podcasts of presentations and lectures, Cornell's many entrepreneurship opportunities available to undergraduates are what landed it on the list, according to the article.

Finally, the Johnson School's David BenDaniel was named to a list of top entrepreneurship professors. BenDaniel, the Don and Margi Berens Professor of Entrepreneurship, helped create the Entrepreneurship@Cornell program, as well as BR Ventures. His current interests are mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, particularly those involving smaller companies.