Built in 1910, the Telluride House (also known as the
Cornell Branch) initially provided room and board for electrical engineers who had
worked for L.L. Nunn and were
attending Cornell University.
Current housemembers are both undergraduates and graduates
enrolled at Cornell University, and study many different disciplines, including English,
Linguistics, History, Government, Philosophy, Africana Studies, Development Sociology, City and Regional Planning,
Labor Relations, Anthropology, Law, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Neurobiology, Mathematics, Physics, and
Engineering. Members of Cornell faculty also live at the House.
This setting provides an unusually rich and intense academic
experience. The House encourages this through formal programs such as a public speaking
program, seminars led by members or guest professors, and faculty receptions. Much of
the Branch's special impact occurs informally in daily life. Students benefit
from exposure to ideas from a wide range of disciplines, share in an atmosphere of
rigorous intellectual exchange, and draw on each other for advice, support, and
inspiration.
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