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Migrations Initiative Wins $5M Mellon Grant for Racial Justice
Cornell Chronicle
Associate Professor Shannon Gleeson co-authored the proposal that earned a three-year grant to study the links between racism, dispossession and migration.
The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has awarded funding to Assistant Professor Sean Fath for his research on ways to encouraging hiring without bias.
Dean Colvin Welcomes Google’s Tanuja Gupta to WORK!
In the latest episode of the ILR School’s podcast, Dean Alex Colvin and Tanuja Gupta discuss her role as one of the organizers of Googlers for Ending Forced Arbitration.
Twenty-four ILRies who completed their degree requirements this month were among Cornellians honored Saturday by Dean Alex Colvin and other university leaders in a virtual ceremony, the first of its kind in the institution’s history.
‘Di Linke’ Webinar Series Explores History of Jewish Left
Cornell Chronicle
An upcoming web-based conference by Cornell’s Jewish Studies Program will explore the complex history of the Jewish People’s Fraternal Order, drawing on recourses housed at the ILR School’s Catherwood Library.
Professor John Abowd, chief scientist of the U.S. Census Bureau, will be recognized Feb. 13 for his contributions to understanding population dynamics, and for the census’s role in shaping public policy and understanding.
"Philadelphia Inquirer" reporter Juliana Feliciano Reyes Joins Dean Colvin on WORK!
In the latest episode of the ILR School’s podcast, Dean Alex Colvin and Juliana Feliciano Reyes discuss the role that cities like Philadelphia are playing in securing workers’ rights.
Study: Disease-Specific Training Benefits Home Care Workers
Cornell Chronicle
New cross-campus research from Ariel Avgar and Weill Cornell Medicine shows that home care workers who have been trained in heart failure are more satisfied with their jobs and feel more prepared and confident working with heart failure patients.
ILR’s Michael Sanchez, a former aircraft electronic technician and former sergeant in the Marine Corps, is part of an ever-growing population of veterans on the Cornell campus.
Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, which welcomed its first students on Nov. 5, 1945, is headed into the next 75 years of its research, teaching and outreach mission.
Drew Speckman ’21 and co-founder Cosimo Fabrizio, A&S ’22 have created an educational app that pairs popular song melodies with new lyrics meant to help elementary and middle schoolers learn about a wide range of topics.
ILR Assistant Professor Courtney McCluney draws on psychology, sociology, feminist, legal and organizational theories to inform her teaching and research.
Academy Award Winner Julia Reichert Joins Dean Colvin on WORK!
In the latest episode of the ILR School’s podcast, Dean Alex Colvin interviews documentarian Julia Reichert about her Oscar-winning film, “American Factory,” as well as the plight of the working class.
Global Social Protections Needed: Cook-Gray Lecturer
A transnational standard for decent domestic work has helped some workers, but COVID-19 makes additional social protections even more urgent, Professor Adelle Blackett said at the Cook-Gray Lecture.
Ithaca Co-Lab, Cornell Law and community partners receive renewed Cornell Engaged Curriculum Grant funding for students to continue legal advocacy for the jobless.
In the latest episode of the ILR School’s podcast, Dean Alex Colvin and Eduardo Porter discuss the future of work and what role technology will have on the American worker.
Four Cornellians Tapped for NYS Climate Advisory Panels
Cornell Chronicle
Lara Skinner, co-executive director of the Worker Institute, has been named to the Just Transition Working Group to ensure an equitable transition from today’s carbon-intensive economy into a renewable energy future for New York’s workforce.
Economist Lars Vilhuber, executive director of ILR’s Labor Dynamics Institute, is co-editor of a handbook released today by the Innovations in Data and Experiments for Action Initiative.
