Chuck Feeney, Cornell’s ‘third founder,’ dies at 92

Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney ’56, founding chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies and Cornell University’s most generous donor, died Oct. 9 in San Francisco. He was 92.

Andrew Karolyi reappointed SC Johnson College dean

Andrew Karolyi, the Charles Field Knight Dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, has been reappointed to the position for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2024, Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff announced Oct. 2.

Research: What happens when we assign human qualities to companies?

New research from the Nolan Hotel School sheds light on the ways people assess organizations.

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Photo exhibit showcases a century of hospitality education

A new exhibit in Statler Hall commemorates 100 years of hospitality education at the Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.

Justin Wai ’06 Donates Gift to Create Dean’s Discretionary Fund

Nolan School graduate Justin Wai ’06 has made a $1 million gift to the dean’s discretionary fund at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.

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Rating platforms drive sales at tourist-area NYC eateries

Ratings on online platforms can greatly impact high-priced New York City restaurants that service tourists, but have less of an effect on restaurants frequented by “locals” outside of tourist areas, according to new Cornell research.

Entrepreneurial students pack eHub Collegetown for kickoff event

Cornell was recently ranked by Crunchbase as the No. 5 top school in the country for producing entrepreneurs who have raised capital.

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International students ‘Prepare’ to succeed – together

Nearly 200 new first-year and transfer students from 49 countries participated in Prepare, a virtual and in-person preorientation for international undergraduates, offered by the Office of Global Learning, part of Global Cornell.

Shape the future of senior living management

Heather Kolakowski, from the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures, and industry specialists discuss sustainable and inclusive senior living in the Keynote “Affordable Senior Living: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead.”

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