Scheinman Institute Blog

Ivor Mills '27, a student in the Scheinman Institute Vietnam Engaged Learning Program, discusses what he learned.

January marked the end of Cornell ILR’s Scheinman Institute’s Labor Arbitration Development Program (LADP), a 15-month-long hybrid program enabling a new, diverse generation of arbitrators to learn from America’s leading neutrals.

The Scheinman Institute offers a new Arbitration Advocacy Certificate

Javier Ramirez, Executive Manager of the Cornell ILR National Conflict Resolution Service (NCRS) discusses the future of labor mediation.

Javier Ramirez, a former union president and federal mediator with decades of lived experience in labor relations, now leads the National Conflict Resolution Service (NCRS), housed at Cornell’s Scheinman Institute. Through NCRS, Ramirez aims to build a trusted, community-driven hub for labor-management dispute resolution.

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Director of the Scheinman Institute, discusses both his work in the study of labor relations and his tenure as President of ILERA.

The Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution was asked by the National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA) to conduct a survey of its members on the use of Generative AI.

Professor Ariel Avgar is conducting impactful research regarding labor and employment relations in the healthcare field.

In their new research paper, published in the American Bar Association Journal of Labor and Employment Law, Harry C. Katz, David Sherwyn, and Paul Wagner, demonstrate that the employees in civil rights cases enjoy significantly greater results in arbitration than in litigation.

Tiago Gonzalez '24 reflects on his internship with the AFT.

Naveen Sharma '24 reflects upon his tenure as the Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club president and what he learned about conflict resolution from the Scheinman Institute.

Scheinman Conflict Resolution Club members Daniel Lang and Nathan Daley share their experiences in a recent sports arbitration simulation.

In this month's Healthcare Insights, John August explores the historic unionization of Mass General Brigham primary care physicians and the obstacles doctors face in gaining a collective voice.

Scheinman Institute Director of Healthcare and Partner Programs John August analyzes maternal death in the United States.

In this month's healthcare insights, John August discusses immigrants' right to healthcare.

Scheinman Institute Board Member and Instructor Richard Fincher advances workplace harmony, mentors neutrals, and leads global engaged learning programs in conflict resolution.

Scheinman Institute Welcomes New Board Members

Scheinman Institute Advisory Board member and ILR Alum Edwin Baum supports engaged learning opportunities for undergraduates including the New York City High Road initiative.    

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Director of the Scheinman Institute, outlines the full range of offerings now available through the newly launched Cornell ILR National Conflict Resolution Service.

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Scheinman Institute Director, discusses a new initiative from the Scheinman Institute to create a National Conflict Resolution Service.

Harry Katz, Jack Sheinkman Professor and Scheinman Institute Director, discusses recent threats to The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).