ILR in the News
Listed below are highlights of ILR Alumni, Faculty, Staff, and Students in the news.
Please note that most of the stories are copyrighted by the publisher.
Members of the ILR community with Lexis/Nexis passwords can go to the Guided News Search Site on Lexis. Enter the headline title and date.
If you do not have a Lexis/Nexis password but are a member of the CU Community, you can search for the article via LexisNexis Academic Universe available on the CUL Gateway.
The articles are selected by Stuart Basefsky an Information Specialist and Instructor at Catherwood Library and Director of the IWS News Bureau of the Institute for Workplace Studies(IWS) in the New York City Office of the ILR School.
MayRon Ehrenberg - May 9, 2008 Friday
"Researchers Accuse Selective Colleges of Giving Admissions Tests Too Much Weight"
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Arthur Wheaton - May 8, 2008 Thursday
"Tonawanda forge again threatened; Plant was in jeopardy in 1985 and 1992"
The Buffalo News
Richard Hurd - May 6, 2008 Tuesday
"Nurses unions’ showdown starts today"
Las Vegas Sun
Francine Moccio - May 5, 2008 Monday
"Women firefighters can take the heat, but too few firehouses give them the chance, study finds"
The Cornell Chronicle
Kate Bronfenbrenner - May 5, 2008 Monday
"Obama Says Teamsters Need Less Oversight"
The Wall Street Journal
James Miller (Memorial: former Labor Studies Director) - May 4, 2008
"Eighth Annual Memorial Day Service Honors Fallen Workers"
The Post-Journal
Jeff Cowie - May 2, 2008 Friday
"May Day brings crowds to Green"
New Haven Register (Connecticut)
Michael Gold - May 1, 2008 Thursday
"Professor Loses Job Over Divorce: Wheaton College English Professor Divorces Wife, Employer Splits With Him"
ABC News
Arthur Wheaton - May 1, 2008 Thursday
"For Striking Factory Workers, U.S.-First Pledge Falls Flat"
The Washington Post
Ron Ehrenberg - May 1, 2008 Thursday
"Presidential salaries growing exponentially at college level"
The Daily Texan
Harry Katz - May 1, 2008 Thursday
"Attendees learn how to protect themselves during hiring process"
Hospitality Law
April
Brad Bell - April 29, 2008 Tuesday
"Scientists at Cornell University target life sciences"
Life Science Weekly
Susanne Bruyere - April 28, 2008 Monday
"Create central link to recruit employees with disabilities"
Federal Human Resources Week
Arthur Wheaton - April 25, 2008 Friday
"As elections near, unions look to sway senate races"
Workforce Management
Ron Ehrenberg - Aprill 22, 2008 Tuesday
"The Things They Can Do With Their Endowment"
Newstex Web Blogs
Tom Sorel (ILR Training) - Aprill 22, 2008 Tuesday
"MnDOT gets rolling with new leadership: Seasoned federal highway engineer, manager takes over agency shaken by I-35W disaster"
Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Pamela O. Kimmet (ILR Alumna) - April 21, 2008 Monday
"Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Names Pamela O. Kimmet Senior Vice President, Human Resources"
Business Wire
Ron Ehrenberg - April 20, 2008 Sunday
"The big bucks for top talent"
The Advocate
Vernon Briggs - April 20, 2008 Sunday
"Resentment rises at Catch-out Corner Resentment rises at Catch-out Corner. Are Hispanics pushing blacks out of low-skill jobs?"
Birmingham News (Alabama)
Ron Ehrenberg - April 18, 2008 Friday
"Wisconsin's Flagship Is Raided for Scholars"
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Ron Ehrenberg - April 17, Thursday
"Four honorary degrees to be awarded"
Inside BU
Ron Applegate - April 16, 2008 Wednesday
"War Veterans Discuss the Corruption Behind the Nation’s Recent Wars Abroad"
The Cornell Daily Sun
Harry Katz - April 14, 2008 Monday
"Hoffa drums up Obama support;
Teamsters chief pushes members to vote for Ill. senator while some unions wait to endorse"
The Detroit News
Charles E. Leonard (Obituary: ILR Alumnus) - April 14, 2008 Monday
Buffalo News (New York)
William Sonnenstuhl - April 12, 2008 Saturday
"Fines, Fear and Corporate Criminals"
The New York Times
Michelle Pancoe (ILR Training) - April 11, 2008 Friday
"Honoring Excellence in the Professions"
Targeted News Service
Arthur Wheaton - April 11, 2008 Friday
"American Axle Rejects UAW Proposal"
WBFO 88.7
Dan Cohen - April 10, 2008 Thursday
"Business Incubator Opens for Entrepreneurial Students at Cornell University"
Yahoo News
Ken Margolies - April 9, 2008 Wednesday
"The Clintons and Colombian Free Trade"
RNN Regional News Network
"Union rift threatens to divide presidential support"
Gannett News Service
Vernon Briggs - April 8, 2008 Tuesday
"A civil rights issue"
The Denver Post
Gary Bettman (ILR Alumnus) - April 7, 2008 Monday
"Bettman Steers NHL in Right Direction"
The New York Sun
"UAW & American Axle Resume Talks"
WNED-AM 970 News
Arthur Wheaton - April 5, 2008 Saturday
"American Axle, UAW resume talks: Union denounces idea of replacement workers"
Buffalo News (New York)
David Lipsky - April 4, 2008 Friday
"Unions Find the Economy Is Tough on Bargaining"
The Wall Street Journal
Ron Ehrenberg - April 4, 2008 Friday
"The Changing Face of Student Aid"
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Randi Weingarten (ILR Alumna) - April 3, 2008 Thursday
"A Schools Veteran Girds for a Broader Battlefield"
The New York Times
Peter Ames Eveleth (ILR Alumnus) - April 3, 2008 Thursday
States News Service
Francine Moccio - April 1, 2008 Tuesday
"The Glass Ceiling"
The Cornell Daily Sun
"Unions going all out for Clinton, Obama in Pennsylvania"
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Tara MacLean Sweeney (ILR Alumna) - April 1, 2008 Tuesday
"Business People"
Anchorage Daily News (Alaska)
Chet Warzynski - April 2008
"Change Agents"
Business Officer Magazine
"Vanity Fair"
Kitchen & Bath Business
March
Francine Moccio - March 31, 2008 Monday
"Study finds few female executives in N.Y."
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Ayanna Hughey (ILR Alumna) - March 31, 2008 Monday
"People in business"
Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York)
Andrew Oswald (ILR Visiting Fellow) - March 30, 2008 Sunday
"Economic View: It's rational to flee at the first sign of trouble. So to stop another bank run, get savers to insure their cash"
The Independent
Kate Bronfenbrenner - March 30, 2008 Sunday
"Bashing NAFTA"
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania)
Francine Moccio and Michelle Williams - March 28, 2008 Friday
"Gender gap persists in New York’s boardrooms and executive suites"
Cornell Chronicle
Nick Salvatore - March 28, 2008 Friday
"Candidate taken to task at Cornell"
The Ithaca Journal (New York)
Ron Ehrenberg - March 28, 2008 Friday
"Yudof picked as new leader of UC; The University of Texas chief's annual compensation will be $828,084, which triggers some criticism"
Los Angeles Times
Ronald Seeber - March 25, 2008 Tuesday
"Some Q-C officials think bargaining bill is bad idea"
Quad-City Times
Jeff Cowie - March 25, 2008 Tuesday
"UAW betting on casinos"
The Providence Journal (Rhode Island)
Timothy Leonard (Obituary: ILR Training) - March 25, 2008 Tuesday
The Times Union (Albany, New York)
Ron Ehrenberg - March 25, 2008 Tuesday
"Size alone makes small classes better for kids; Teaching techniques don't change much"
USA Today
Michael Greenberg (Obituary: ILR Alumnus) - March 23, 2008 Sunday
The New York Times
Arthur Wheaton - March 21, 2008 Friday
"Ford buyout attracts 81 local takers; Company missed national target, reports say"
Buffalo News (New York)
Harry Katz - March 21, 2008 Friday
"Spotlighting a Hospitality Trailblazer "
Human Resource Executive
Ann Munson Steines - March 21, 2008 Friday
"Macy's, Inc. Board Elects Ann Munson Steines as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary"
Business Wire
Nancy Persily (Obituary: ILR Alumna) - March 21, 2008 Friday
University at Albany Campus Update
Francine Moccio - March 19, 2008 Wednesday
"Gender gap persists in New York's boardrooms and executive suites, CU study finds"
Cornell Chronicle
Vernon Briggs - March 18, 2008 Tuesday
"The Heart of the Matter: Illegal Immigration"
The Stanford Review
Marilyn Flores (ILR Training) - March 17, 2008 Monday
"Business People"
Telegram & Gazette (Massachusetts)
ILR School - March 14, 2008 Friday
"Qwest to add jobs"
Idaho Falls Post Register (Idaho)
Kate Bronfenbrenner - March 13, 2008 Thursday
"Balance of Payments"
National Journal's Congress Daily
Ron Ehrenberg - March 13, 2008 Thursday
"Voices and Viewpoints"
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York)
Lou Jean Fleron - March 13, 2008 Thursday
"Panel cites strides on Living Wage Law"
The Buffalo News
Francine Moccio - March 12, 2008 Wednesday
"Number of Women Executives in New York's Top 100 Companies is Still Falling Short"
US Fed News
Tara MacLean Sweeney (ILR Alumna) - March 7, 2008 Friday
"Arctic Slope Regional Corp. names Sweeney VP of external affairs"
The Arctic Sounder
Arthur Wheaton - March 7, 2008 Friday
"Cooperation topping confrontation in saving jobs"
Buffalo Business First
Lance Compa - March 7, 2008 Friday
"Center gets partial win against hotel"
The Ithaca Journal (New York)
Ron Ehrenberg - March 6, 2008 Thursday
"Provost delivers State of University Address"
University Wire
Ron Ehrenberg - March 4, 2008 Tuesday
"Paying the Price"
Newsweek
Andrew Oswald (ILR Visiting Fellow) - March 3, 2008 Monday
"The argument against home ownership"
MSNBC
Vernon Briggs - March 2, 2008 Sunday
"Industries in crisis"
Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA)
Arthur Wheaton - March 2, 2008 Sunday
WIVB (Channel 4 News)
Arthur Wheaton - March 2, 2008 Sunday
"Axle strikers don't have much leverage"
Buffalo News (New York)
February
Arthur Wheaton - February 27, 2008 Wednesday
"AAM strike ramifications examined"
Buffalo Business First
Arthur Wheaton - February 27, 2008 Wednesday
"Axle strikers feel they have no choice"
Buffalo News (New York)
Arthur Wheaton - February 27, 2008 Wednesday
"Local American Axle workers on strike"
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal (New York)
Arthur Wheaton - February 26, 2008 Tuesday
"UAW On Strike Against American Axle"
WBEN
Lance Compa - February 25, 2008 Monday
"The Politics of Labor"
Supermarket News
Ken Margolies - February 21, 2008 Thursday
"Retail Workers Celebrate Million-Dollar Victory"
City Limits
Arthur Wheaton - February 20, 2008 Wednesday
"Hats off to settlement; New Era's new contract in Alabama looks like a good deal for all"
Buffalo News (New York)
Jeff Cowie - February 18, 2008 Monday
"Wisconsin primary might test Clinton's union support"
The Journal News (Westchester County, New York)
Hilary Corrigan (Marriage: ILR Alumna) - February 16, 2008 Saturday
The Daily Star
Ron Ehrenberg - February 14, 2008 Thursday
"Cornell undergraduate tuition up despite capital campaign"
University Wire
C. Kirabo Jackson - February 13, 2008 Wednesday
"Promises of Money Meant to Heighten Student Motivation"
Education Week
Charles Whalen (Former ILR Professor) - February 13, 2008
"Utica College names Whalen professor, director"
Utica Observer Dispatch
Arthur Wheaton - February 13, 2008 Wednesday
"GM asks workers to take buyout"
Buffalo News (New York)
Arthur Wheaton - February 12, 2008 Tuesday
"GM offering big buyouts"
Tonawanda News
Sam Bacharach - February 12, 2008 Tuesday
"Reports on aging findings from Cornell University provide new insights"
Science Letter"
Arthur Wheaton - February 12, 2008 Tuesday
"Local GM Workers to Consider Buyout Offers:
WNED-AM 970 NEWS
Arthur Wheaton - February 12, 2008 Tuesday
WBEN 930 AM
C. Kirabo Jackson - February 12, 2008 Tuesday
"Cash for grades may be 'small price to pay'"
The Globe and Mail (Canada)
ILR School - February 11, 2008 Monday
"Get The Job Done"
Daily News (New York)
Ron Ehrenberg - February 7, 2008 Thursday
"SU's dollar question: How to balance fund, aid?"
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York)
Harry Katz - February 5, 2008 Tuesday
"UAW tries to improve image with leaders, public Union officials meet Congress Democrats in wake of last year's fight over fuel economy"
The Detroit News
Arthur Wheaton - February 4, 2008 Monday
"New Era Cap Co. under glaring spotlight; CEO says Teamsters use 'scare tactics'"
Buffalo News (New York)
Jordan Thomas (ILR Training) - February 4, 2008 Monday
"2 Newcomers in Democrats' Battle for New York"
The New York Times
Kate Bronfenbrenner - February 4, 2008 Monday
"Back to Basics, Unions Go Door-To-Door"
Forbes
Jan Svejnar (ILR Alumnus) - February 2, 2008
"US professor runs for Czech president"
Newsweek
Ron Ehrenberg - February 1, 2008 Friday
"CU unveils middle-class aid strategy"
The Ithaca Journal (New York)
Lou Jean Fleron - February 1, 2008 Friday
"Brown backs substantial raises for 92 seasonal workers"
Buffalo News (New York)
Ron Ehrenberg - February 2008
"Unions are recruiting; Maturity and teamwork fuel |labor groups' desire to sign you up"
Decision Times
Lance Compa - February 2008
"Labor Hits Jackpot; Indian casino unionizes in Connecticut despite tribal claims of sovereignty"
In These Times
January
Kate Bronfenbrenner - January 28, 2008 Monday
"COLA, Starbucks Face Off In Union-Busting Case"
University Wire
C. Kirabo Jackson - January 27, 2008 Sunday
"Good grades pay off — literally"
USA Today
Albert Chammah (Obituary: ILR Training) - January 27, 2008 Sunday
"Funerals and Memorials"
Austin American-Statesman (Texas)
Vernon Briggs - January 27, 2008 Sunday
"Blacks losing jobs to illegals?"
New Haven Register (Connecticut)
Denise Milde (ILR Alumna) - January 25, 2008 F
