The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/cornell-alumni/)
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Emmy-winning producers Scott Ferguson ’82 and Michael Kantor ’83 shared their experiences at Cornell and in show business.
In-person events and programs return to the Cornell Club in Manhattan, New York, remaining a quintessential hub for Cornellians across generations.
Following the results of yesterday’s midterm elections, seven Cornellians — mostly incumbents — will serve in the 118th Congress, with one remaining race being too close to call at the time of publication. In addition, one candidate lost the general election.
The seven congress members-elect as well as Jamie McLeod-Skinner, M.R.P. ’95, whose race is too close to call, represent several parts of Cornell: Reps. Katherine Clark J.D. ’89 (D-Mass.) and Sharice Davids J.D. ’10 (D-Kan.) are graduates from Cornell Law School, Rep. Elissa Slotkin ’98 (D-Mich.) majored in rural sociology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, while Rep. Dan Heuser ’88 (R.-Pa.) was a government major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Katherine Clark J.D. ’89 (D-Mass.) won re-election handily over Republican challenger Caroline Colarusso (R-Mass.) with nearly 75 percent of the vote. This is Clark’s fifth full term since entering office in a 2013 special election to replace then-Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) following his successful election to the Senate. She also serves as Assistant Speaker of the House.
Clark’s policy priorities include focuses on families, such as paid family leave initiatives, improvement of child care access and closing the gender pay gap.
In an interview with the Sun in 2019, Clark emphasized family issues as her reasons for running for office.
A recent investigation by The New York Times found potential conflicts of interest regarding the financial asset trading of 97 members of Congress, including three Cornell alumni.
In recognition of a $50 million donation from alumni Peter Nolan ’80, MBA ’82 and Stephanie Nolan ’84, the hotel school will be renamed the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration.
After 23 years, owners Bruce Lane and Heather Lane are retiring and have offered the business for sale.
SpeakUp Ventures, launched this spring by Jeffrey Zhang ’20, will provide mentorship opportunities and funding to startups by Asian entrepreneurs.
Melissa DeRosa, secretary to the Governor and Cornell alum, confirms underreporting scandal for death numbers in New York nursing home.
This election cycle, six Cornell alumni are listed on ballots across the country, vying for seats in the 117th United States Congress. With the exception of Dana Barrett ’88 — the lone challenger in this group — the other five are incumbents.
As of 2020, TIME Magazine’s 100 “Most Influential People” List features three Cornell alumni: Robert F. Smith ’85, Tsai Ing-wen LLM ’80 and Anthony Fauci M.D. ’66.