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Historic Collection Gets Fresh Start

Curator Marcie Farwell, who has been captivated by textiles since high school, is opening collaboration opportunities for a massive collection that is now part of the Kheel Center.

Marcie Farwell looking at a shelf in the library stacks
Historic Collection Gets Fresh Start

ILRies Named Distinguished 1979 Classmates

Six graduates will be honored at Reunion, which includes two ILR-sponsored events.

ILRies Named Distinguished 1979 Classmates

Understanding the Role of Workers at Tiananmen

Associate Professor Eli Friedman provides expertise on Tiananmen Square’s impact, 30 years ago and today, on China’s working-class citizens.

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Understanding the Role of Workers at Tiananmen

Why Many Workers Avoid Wellness Programs

Many employees don’t use workplace health and wellness programs. Research conducted through the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies helps explain why.

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Why Many Workers Avoid Wellness Programs

ILRs 2019 Honor Roll Call

More than 30 individuals were highlighted at the annual employee recognition event.

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ILRs 2019 Honor Roll Call

Congrats, Graduating ILRies

Cornell Chronicle

On Sunday, 404 ILR students graduate. Eight will receive a PhD, two an MS, 42 a MILR, 61 an MPS and 291 the ILR bachelor’s degree.

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Congrats, Graduating ILRies

Professors Combine Methods and Expertise to Increase Understanding Around Inequality

Shannon Gleeson and Kati Griffith are researching how immigrants think about their rights at work and how immigration status impacts their ability to make claims on those rights.

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Professors Combine Methods and Expertise to Increase Understanding Around Inequality

Many Career Doors Open for ILR Senior Passionate About Justice

“ILR has allowed me the space to be unsure — in the best possible way — by being multi-faceted and interdisciplinary,” says Sofia Boucher ’19.

Sofia Boucher ’19
Many Career Doors Open for ILR Senior Passionate About Justice

At 20, Alum’s Strategy for Beauty Business Defies Retail Trends

Forbes

"We were the first national neighborhood beauty store where customers could receive personalized, educational and friendly advice," alum Barry Beck tells Forbes.

Marla and Barry Beck
At 20, Alum’s Strategy for Beauty Business Defies Retail Trends

Context for Uber IPO: Roles Workers Play

Maria Figueroa of the Worker Institute explains the tension between investor return and driver compensation.

Maria Figueroa
Context for Uber IPO: Roles Workers Play

Orlando Magic Legal Team Led by ILR Graduate

Nyea Sturman says technological innovation helps keep her dream job exciting.

Nyea Sturman
Orlando Magic Legal Team Led by ILR Graduate

Financial Health for the Future of Work

Usman Ahmed, Head of Global Public Policy, PayPal

Usman Ahmed
Financial Health for the Future of Work

ILR Team Wins Portuguese Debate World Championships

Cornell Speech and Debate, based at ILR, posts a big win in Lisbon.

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ILR Team Wins Portuguese Debate World Championships

Kheel Center at Museum of the City of New York

Dozens of Kheel artifacts are part of "City of Workers, City of Struggle: How Labor Movements Changed New York."

Kheel Center at Musuem of the City of New York
Kheel Center at Museum of the City of New York

Leading Cornell renamed in honor of Sam Bacharach

Cornell Chronicle

Professor Bacharach's time and innovation has contributed to Cornell's leadership within its workforce.

Sam Bacharach speaking
Leading Cornell renamed in honor of Sam Bacharach

Semester in Ireland Helps Shape Senior’s View of Labor Relations

Learning abroad inspires Louisa Heywood’s research projects and could mean a career based in Dublin, Europe’s tech hub.

Louisa Heywood '19
Semester in Ireland Helps Shape Senior’s View of Labor Relations

Balancing a Multi-Dimensional ILR Experience

Sophomore Claire Ramirez talks about life as a ROTC cadet and as a student in the Cornell ILR in Vietnam program.

Claire Ramirez talks about life as a ROTC cadet
Balancing a Multi-Dimensional ILR Experience

ILRies Elected to Student Assembly Leadership

Advocating for undergraduates, ILR students serve as a voice for their peers.

Four ILR teams have received funding that connects ILR students, staff and faculty with communities in New York state and West Virginia.
ILRies Elected to Student Assembly Leadership

ILRie Advocates for Deaf Inclusiveness at Cornell

After taking social justice classes, senior is planning a career in disability law.

Riley Fukano (left) and Juliet Remi
ILRie Advocates for Deaf Inclusiveness at Cornell

Making the Case for Policy Preparedness

ILR’s Erica Groshen advocates for proactive solutions in the age of driverless vehicles

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Making the Case for Policy Preparedness

Thinking Outside the Box

Speech and Debate collaborating with Civic Ensemble to produce play inspired by historic exchange on race in America. The public is invited to the event, which will be held April 19 at Ithaca’s State Theater.

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Thinking Outside the Box

Workers Face Artificial Intelligence at Many Employment Gates

NPR

Proving discrimination due to biased hiring algorithms is difficult, says Assistant Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa.

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Workers Face Artificial Intelligence at Many Employment Gates

Friedman Contributes to “China’s Cities” Research

Cornell Chronicle

Migrants are being denied education by the government, but people are trying to fight back, according to ILR Associate Professor Eli Friedman

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Friedman Contributes to “China’s Cities” Research

Learning in an International Environment

ILR’s Semester in Dublin gives students up-close experiences with issues such as Brexit.

Jaylexia Clark is pictured by a mural at the James Joyce Museum in Dublin.
Learning in an International Environment

Why Don’t Employees Engage in Health and Wellness Programs?

Data from 3,000 workers cites top reasons: “life demands,” “program is too time consuming” and “overwhelming to engage.”

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Why Don’t Employees Engage in Health and Wellness Programs?

Professor Boyer: Teaching Students to See the World

Author, historian, celebrated teacher, baseball fan and wombat fancier, ILR’s king of the pun illuminates policy questions with history’s help.

Professor George Boyer, Cornell University, ILR School
Professor Boyer: Teaching Students to See the World

Classroom Knowledge Goes to the Field

Molly Rochford ’19 traveled 4,820 miles to Paraguay to interview union leaders, labor lawyers, professors, and workers to explore freedom of association and obstacles in law and practice.

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Classroom Knowledge Goes to the Field

Professor’s Care “Made All the Difference”

A steward of ILR’s mission for 50 years, Professor David Lipsky taught thousands of ILRies and influenced the career paths of many.

David Lipsky, Cornell University, ILR School
Professor’s Care “Made All the Difference”

Brilliant Economist Impacted Millions of American Workers

Alan Krueger ’83, whose research, teaching and public service shaped the way people think about a range of topics, was known for extraordinary contributions to modern economics.

Alan Krueger
Brilliant Economist Impacted Millions of American Workers

ILR School Founded 75 Years Ago

In a volatile period of U.S. labor-management relations, an institution to help bring peace to the workplace was established.

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ILR School Founded 75 Years Ago

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