It used to be when people came to this country the priority was to build your home, it was something you learned to do. But now the priority is going to college to get a good job so you can afford to pay someone to build your home.

We are not stubborn and we are the people. Our priority must be how this benefits the country.

There was a period when there were few modern standard bearers. Now lots of people are doing traditional country.

A lot of organizations that train their employees through our coursework really value the ability to integrate a Cornell executive education experience into their training initiative. They get a high level of service from us, just like they have come to expect from an Ivy League university. And just because there is a greater reach, doesn't mean your admission standards change. You're looking for a certain quality of student who is going to interact in your program.

What are they getting for houses in Portland? $250,000? Why?

There's no snow and it's not -20 C, so it's actually pretty cool.