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McPherson Celebration Honors Students, Faculty, Staff

Nearly 30 people were honored for achievements and for exemplary teaching and advising.
McPherson Award trophies
McPherson Celebration Honors Students, Faculty, Staff

NYS Solar Work: Good for Climate, But Are They Good Jobs?

Cornell Chronicle
On April 26, Cornell’s Climate Jobs Institute released “Exploring the Conditions of the New York Solar Workforce,” which surveyed more than 260 solar installation and maintenance workers findings reveal that New York solar construction workers are transient, may not receive benefits, and are subject to racial disparities in pay.
Workers install solar panels
NYS Solar Work: Good for Climate, But Are They Good Jobs?

Bosses, Don’t Hoard the Talent!

Managers tend to hold onto their superstars, and that’s not good for the employees, organizations or managers, according to research by ILR Associate Professor JR Keller and Kathryn Dlugos, M.S. ’17, Ph.D. ’20.
Associate Professor JR Keller
Bosses, Don’t Hoard the Talent!

Celebrating Cornell Luminaries in Mathematics and Statistics

In honor of Math and Statistics Awareness Month, we’re celebrating luminaries from the last century-plus, like ILRie Phil McCarthy, whose excellence helped establish Cornell as a leader in the field.
Phil McCarthy
Celebrating Cornell Luminaries in Mathematics and Statistics

Kwon, Treadwell Receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

Cornell Chronicle
Grace Kwon ’24 and Margot Treadwell ’24 were among nine students and recent graduates representing Cornell’s four contract colleges selected to receive the 2024 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. 
Ives Hall with ILR banner
Kwon, Treadwell Receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

Panel on Immigration Provides Research-Based Critical Analysis

Cornell experts and practitioners in the field of immigration presented “Immigration: A Critical and Informed Analysis” on April 16.
An immigration stamp
Panel on Immigration Provides Research-Based Critical Analysis

Buffalo Co-Lab Headlines Regional Town-Gown Conference

The ILR Buffalo Co-Lab's march report, The Status of Child Care in New York State, was the cornerstone of the Cornell Office of Community Relations’ ninth Regional Town-Gown Conference held April 9 at the Hotel Ithaca.
Cathy Creighton with Rusty Weaver at the Regional Town Gown conference
Buffalo Co-Lab Headlines Regional Town-Gown Conference

Faculty Awarded for Creative, Innovative Community Engagement

Cornell Chronicle
Esta Bigler, director, ILR's Labor & Employment Law Program, has received Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement.
Esta Bigler
Faculty Awarded for Creative, Innovative Community Engagement

Wells Elected AAAS Fellow

Cornell Chronicle
Professor Martin Wells has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society.
Marty Wells standing in front of a bookcase.
Wells Elected AAAS Fellow

What’s Up with the World of Work? ILR Dean Weighs In

Cornellians
Alexander Colvin, PhD ’99, on unions, remote jobs, the minimum wage hike, the “longshoremen future,” and more
Dean Alex Colvin sits and talks with two students in the Diugherty Lounge
What’s Up with the World of Work? ILR Dean Weighs In

New eCornell Certificate Explores Intersection of Climate Change, Labor and Equity

A new certificate being offered by eCornell, in conjunction with the ILR School’s Climate Job Institute, will delve into the critical intersection of climate change, labor and equity, exploring the far-reaching implications of a warming planet on workers, communities and the broader economy.
Workers install solar panels
New eCornell Certificate Explores Intersection of Climate Change, Labor and Equity

ILRie Chosen as Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Fellow

Cornell Chronicle
Margot Treadwell ’24 is one of two Cornell seniors selected as junior fellows of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and will spend next year conducting research with the organization in Washington, D.C.
Margot Treadwell '24 participating in an ILR debate
ILRie Chosen as Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Fellow

MS Student Shares Journey

David A. Grant II discusses his path from SUNY Cortland to Cornell.
MS Student Shares Journey

Kallas Keeps Labor on Track

The ILR Ph.D. graduate who developed a national strike database is also the winner of the Labor and Employment Relations Association’s 2024 Best Dissertation Award.
Kallas Keeps Labor on Track

Konvitz Lecturer Encourages Forgiveness

Student Azhaar Sholgami, whose family was terrorized in the Sudan war, called Freddy Mutanguha’s journey toward healing “an epiphany of hope.”
Konvitz Lecturer Encourages Forgiveness

Weingarten ’80 Reflects on Week at ILR

As the 2024 Alice B. Grant Labor Leader in Residence, ILRie Randi Weingarten spent time at ILR teaching, speaking and meeting with students, professors and university staff.
Weingarten ’80 Reflects on Week at ILR

QA with MS Student Claire Sleigh

A connection “around a shared motivation for social justice and the importance of the labor movement in achieving better outcomes” is shared by students in the cohort, Sleigh said.
QA with MS Student Claire Sleigh

Diversity Initiative Supported

Four people affiliated with ILR helped foster a $750,000 grant supporting the Ray Corollary Initiative's mission to increase diversity within the alternative dispute resolution profession.
Diversity Initiative Supported

Malcomb Leads ILR WIDE Undergraduate Research Program

Doctoral student Claire Malcomb supports undergraduate research on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Malcomb Leads ILR WIDE Undergraduate Research Program

ILRie Spends Semester In Jordan

Margot Treadwell spent her semester abroad exploring her interest in Arabic, women’s labor globally, and immersing herself in a new culture.
ILRie Spends Semester In Jordan

Higher NYS Minimum Wage Would Boost Spending, Create Jobs

Cornell Chronicle
Raising New York state’s minimum hourly wage to $21.25, as proposed in the NYS Raise the Wage Act currently before the state Legislature, would help nearly two-thirds of workers earn a living wage, according to data from the Cornell ILR Wage Atlas.
Higher NYS Minimum Wage Would Boost Spending, Create Jobs

Justin Bloesch Q&A

Get to know one of ILR's newest faculty members.
Justin Bloesch Q&A

ILRie Interns With U.S. District Court Judge

Alex Herazy ’25 spent a semester interning with U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman as part of a credit internship
ILRie Interns With U.S. District Court Judge

Compensation Fund Could Boost NYS Child Care Industry

Cornell Chronicle
“The Status of Child Care in New York State,” a new report released by the Buffalo Co-Lab, finds that recent increases in state subsidies helped stabilize the industry through the pandemic, but were insufficient to reduce inequities in access and quality.
Compensation Fund Could Boost NYS Child Care Industry

Speech & Debate Qualifies Team for National Tournament

The Cornell University Speech and Debate program, sponsored by the ILR School, qualified the varsity team of Praveen Gunendran, CALS ’24 and Devansh Jotsinghani, Brooks ’24 for the National Debate Tournament, to be held from April 4-8 at Emory University.
Speech & Debate Qualifies Team for National Tournament

Citizens Often Act Against Self-Interest in Granting Police Consent

Cornell Chronicle
More than 90% of searches conducted by police in the United States are based on individual consent rather than a warrant or probable cause, but new ILR School research suggests that obtaining true consent is difficult because most people are compliant and struggle to say “no.”
Citizens Often Act Against Self-Interest in Granting Police Consent

Union Days Kicks Off with Keynote by Randi Weingarten ’80

Cornell ILR's Union Days begins Tuesday, March 5, with "Unions, Labor, and Freedom of Expression," a presentation given by Randi Weingarten ’80.
Union Days Kicks Off with Keynote by Randi Weingarten ’80

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