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The Cornell University Speech and Debate Team hosted three tournaments Feb. 15-16. Over 200 students from 23 schools and five countries competed in Rockefeller, Uris, Ives and Goldwin Smith Halls.

Over 200 students from 23 schools and five countries competed in three speech and debate tournaments in Rockefeller, Uris and Goldwin Smith Halls
Prepare. Listen. Argue. 

Collaboration With Weill

ILR Associate Dean of Outreach Ariel Avgar is working with faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine to research the working conditions of low-wage frontline health care professionals in New York to assess the impact on patient care.

Associate Professor Ariel Avgar, Dr. Madeline Sterling, A&S ’08 and Douglas Wigdor meeting at ILR’s NYC headquarters.
Collaboration With Weill

Catherwood Exhibit Sheds Light On Railways’ Discriminatory History

Cornell Chronicle

The stories of African American and women railroad workers are on display at Catherwood Library in a new exhibit, bolstered by historical photographs, documents and objects from the Kheel Center’s extensive collections. 

During World War II, women were encouraged to apply for railroad jobs. These “Rosies’” were often the wives of railroaders deployed overseas. This image shows two women in the freight and classification yard of the Erie Railroad.
Catherwood Exhibit Sheds Light On Railways’ Discriminatory History

Ajunwa to Congress: Help stop employers’ AI-fueled bias

Cornell Chronicle

Hiring to firing and performance evaluation in between, workers are increasingly managed by automated processes that can exacerbate inequality, Assistant Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa says in calling for legal oversight.

Ifeoma Ajunwa speaking at a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor hearing on “The Future of Work: Protecting Workers’ Civil Rights in the Digital Age.”
Ajunwa to Congress: Help stop employers’ AI-fueled bias

Bronfenbrenner Earns Levy Faculty Award

Senior lecturer honored by Office of Engagement Initiatives for classroom and community work.

Kate Bronfenbrenner headshot
Bronfenbrenner Earns Levy Faculty Award

Barry Beck – 2020 Alpern Award Winner

Each year, hundreds of ILR alumni, friends and students gather to celebrate the school and to honor our Alpern Award winner. This year’s honoree – Barry Beck ’90 – will be celebrated on April 23 at The Pierre in New York City.
Barry Beck '90 head shot
Barry Beck – 2020 Alpern Award Winner

WORK! Episode 5 Now Available

Dean Colvin and Best-Selling Author Jon Gordon ’93 discuss the changing culture of leadership and teamwork in today’s workplace.

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WORK! Episode 5 Now Available

Harnessing Big Data to Avert Catastrophe

Cornell Chronicle

Associate Professor David Matteson is principal investigator of an National Science Foundation project that will help assess risks of environmental disasters and other events so that impacts can be more effectively mitigated.

David Matteson Awarded Grant
Harnessing Big Data to Avert Catastrophe

ILR Multicultural Leadership Summit Slated For Feb. 8

ILR students will experience professional development program in New York City.

ILR students participating in the social justice job fair
ILR Multicultural Leadership Summit Slated For Feb. 8

Autism Transition to Adulthood Initiative Begins

What helps high school students with autism succeed after high school? A study funded by an ILR alumnae is focused on finding the answers.

(L to R): Lisa Shaw, K. Lisa Yang ’74, and Hassan Enayati pose together outside the Yang-Tan Institute on the Cornell campus.
Autism Transition to Adulthood Initiative Begins

Kathleen Weslock – 2020 Groat Award Winner

Each year, hundreds of ILR alumni, friends and students gather to celebrate the school and to honor our Groat Award winner. This year’s honoree – Kathleen Weslock, M.S. ’83 – will be celebrated on April 23 at The Pierre in New York City.
Kathleen Weslock, M.S. ’83 poses in the ILR quad.
Kathleen Weslock – 2020 Groat Award Winner

What Can U.S. Unions Learn from French Crisis?

Doellgast research provides a roadmap for unions to protect workers’ psychosocial health

Virginia Doellgast headshot
What Can U.S. Unions Learn from French Crisis?

Worker Rights Advocate Celebrated

ILR will screen PBS film on New Deal labor leader Frances Perkins

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Worker Rights Advocate Celebrated

Cornell fashion at the American Labor Museum

Cornell Chronicle

The American Labor Museum is set to celebrate fashion trends alongside the history of organized labor and union labeling efforts in the United States by hosting the exhibit, “Union Made: Fashioning America in the 20th Century.”

“Union Made: Fashioning America in the 20th Century” celebrates the history of the U.S. fashion industry and American textile production through the lens of the history of organized labor.
Cornell fashion at the American Labor Museum

Hyman Hosts History of E-Commerce Podcast

Labor historian and diverse roster of guests give perspective to the past and future of e-commerce.

History of E-Commerce podcast logo
Hyman Hosts History of E-Commerce Podcast

Cornell Grant Helps Support Disability Advocacy

After 10 years of teaching New York state residents how to impact local, state and national practices, the Partners in Policymaking program is beginning a new phase.

Partners in Policymaking graduates Leslie Feinberg and Ashley Gazes with New York State Assemblymember Charles Lavine,
Cornell Grant Helps Support Disability Advocacy

Colvin Research Finds Noncompetes Widespread

Between 36 and 60 million workers have signed the controversial agreements, according to findings published by the Economic Policy Institute.

Alexander Colvin
Colvin Research Finds Noncompetes Widespread

ILR Librarian Wins President’s Award

Christian Miller earns Culture of Belonging Award for his monthly #randomcoffee events.

Christian Miller is presented with the University’s President’s Awards for Employee Excellence at the seventh annual Employee Recognition
ILR Librarian Wins President’s Award

WORK! Episode 3 Now Available

Dean Colvin and Douglas Wigdor discuss the ongoing problem of sexual harassment in the workplace.

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WORK! Episode 3 Now Available

Disability Inclusion at Agency Improved

The Northeast ADA helped create and execute an inclusion plan for Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes

YTI's Joe Zesski and Jeffrey Tamburo worked with Sally Heron to improve accessibility for Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes.
Disability Inclusion at Agency Improved

ILR Senior Makes Winning Pitch

Cornell Chronicle

Joe Davolio teams with a Hotelie to take the top prize in a Cornell competition for student entrepreneurs.

Joe Davolio ’20, left, and Justin Goldstein ’21
ILR Senior Makes Winning Pitch

Compa Report Finds Double Standard

New study examines European corporate investment in the U.S. South

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Compa Report Finds Double Standard

Katz Awarded Honorary Degree

Scheinman Institute director and former ILR dean honored by the University of Sydney Business School.

Harry Katz
Katz Awarded Honorary Degree

WORK! Episode 2 Now Available

As employers increasingly recognize the talent neurodiverse people bring to the workplace, inclusion strategies and hiring rates are increasing.

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WORK! Episode 2 Now Available

Students Research Workplace Sexual Harassment

ILR collaboration shines a light on the importance of workplace practices and relationships in how individuals view sexual harassment.

Phoebe Strom, M.S. '18, Ph.D. '21 and Kate Ryan '20
Students Research Workplace Sexual Harassment

ILR Investigating Inequality

More than 20 students, faculty and staff have been awarded grants to study topics that are transforming the future of work.

Inequality and Work
ILR Investigating Inequality

Past Events - Basic Income: A Response to Disruptive Technology

Basic Income: A Response to Disruptive Technology

Andy Stern
Past Events - Basic Income: A Response to Disruptive Technology

Beck Entrepreneurship Fellows Receive Feedback from Benefactors

Marla and Barry Beck offered a sounding board on projects ranging from a device that eliminates parasites from beehives to an ILRie’s startup that authenticates online sneaker purchases.

Milik Dawkins '20 and Barry Beck '90
Beck Entrepreneurship Fellows Receive Feedback from Benefactors

NFL's Browns Extend ILRie JC Tretter '13

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Cleveland inks Tretter to a three-year contract extension.

JC Tretter on the field with the Cleveland Browns. Photo courtesy of Erik Drost.
NFL's Browns Extend ILRie JC Tretter '13

ILR Launches Podcast

Dean Alex Colvin hosts “WORK! Exploring the future of work, labor and employment.”

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ILR Launches Podcast

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