Alice H. Cook House
Students have the opportunity to meet with distinguished guests, including Cornell faculty and notable figures from the worlds of journalism, government, science, and the performing arts, at teas hosted by house dean Ross Brann in his Cook House apartment. Pictured is Julian Bond, chair of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Alice H. Cook House was the first new West Campus residence to welcome students when it opened in 2004. The house is named for the late Alice H. Cook (1903-1998), a professor at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations and one of the first scholars to address working women's issues such as equal pay, comparable worth, and maternity leave.
Ross Brann, the Milton R. Konvitz Professor of Judeo-Islamic Studies, serves as the house professor and dean.
"I could give a thousand reasons why someone would want to live here," says Margot Lesch, a graduate resident fellow who lived in Cook House as an undergraduate. "Each person may find something a little bit different that works for them."