The board of trustees has approved a plan that calls for a 4.5 percent tuition increase for undergrads in the endowed colleges and an increase of the same dollar amount for the state-supported colleges.
Hotel School business lecturer Paul Strebel discusses the pros and cons of converting individual retirement accounts (IRAs) into Roth IRAs, which are tax-free and easier to do this year.
The 2010 Cornell Hospitality Compendium, released by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, is now available for free download at the CHR Web site. (Jan. 5, 2010)
The Institute for the Social Sciences has announced the recipients of its biannual small grant award for interdisciplinary research and conference support. (Dec. 21, 2009)
Morgan Fleischman of the School of Hotel Administration, Darius Niknamfard of the ILR School and Steven Shterenberg of the College of Arts and Sciences have won Gilman Scholarships to study abroad. (Dec. 16, 2009)
Students in the School of Hotel Administration are helping to plan the Harlem Hospitality Project to provide hospitality and culinary arts educational opportunities to students in Harlem. (Dec. 9, 2009)
A Cornell study has identified four strategies that restaurants use to reap higher wine sales: including the wine list on the food menu and listing prices without a dollar sign. (Dec. 9, 2009)
A new set of free training materials, 'The Eight-Step Approach to Controlling Food Costs' by J. Bruce Tracey, helps restaurant managers identify and eliminate extra food expenses. (Dec. 9, 2009)
