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Generosity Helps Fuel Applied Research

Research

ILR’s Future of Work Fellowship initiative strengthens applied research and builds a global community of next-generation scholars who remain part of the school’s academic community as their careers develop.

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Immigration Research Shapes Labor and Employment

Immigrant workers contribute to the economy and society of the United States, yet even “documented” immigrant workers face precarious working conditions. 

Researchers across the ILR School examine how immigration status intersects with race, gender, national origin and the local political context to shape worker outcomes. 

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Strengthening the Manufacturing Industry: Recruit, Re-Train, and Retain Valuable Workforce Talent

Free webinar from the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN)

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Strengthening the Manufacturing Industry: Recruit, Re-Train, and Retain Valuable Workforce Talent

Business Engagement Strategies to Advance Employment First

Free webinar that highlights effective strategies to engage businesses to hire people with disabilities

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Business Engagement Strategies to Advance Employment First
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“My time at the ILR School helped me understand both labor and management perspectives, which has proven to be a solid foundation for my career.”
Rob Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball

Get to Know: Claire Daviss

Faculty Spotlight

Claire Daviss joined the ILR faculty in fall 2025 as an assistant professor in the Department of Organizational Behavior. She hopes her research into how workplaces contribute to inequality will lead to real-world solutions. 

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Catherwood Library

The Martin P. Catherwood Library is the most comprehensive resource on labor and employment in North America, offering expert research support through reference services, instruction, online guides and access to premier collections.

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Women Negotiate as Effectively as Men – But Leave People Happier

Cornell Chronicle
Men and women achieve similar economic outcomes in negotiations, but female negotiators foster stronger interpersonal relationships, according to new research by Charlotte “Charlie” Townsend, a Future of Work fellow in the ILR School’s Department of Organizational Behavior.
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Women Negotiate as Effectively as Men – But Leave People Happier

Workers With Temporary Protected Status Aid NYS’s Economy, Society

Cornell Chronicle
Central Americans with TPS status make significant contributions to New York’s economy and civic and political organizations, an ILR School report says.
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Workers With Temporary Protected Status Aid NYS’s Economy, Society

Dean Alex Colvin to Help NYS Shape, Protect the AI Workforce

Cornell Chronicle
Alex Colvin, Ph.D. ’99, will serve on a blue-ribbon commission charged with developing recommendations on how New York state can protect workers’ economic security while harnessing the economic benefits of AI.
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Dean Alex Colvin to Help NYS Shape, Protect the AI Workforce

Groshen Named Statistical Advocate of the Year

For her transformative role in conveying the importance of high-quality federal statistics to legislators, journalists and the public, Erica Groshen, senior economics advisor, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Harry V. Roberts Statistical Advocate of the Year Award, presented by the American Statistical Association.
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Groshen Named Statistical Advocate of the Year

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ILR students are making a difference at Cornell and beyond! Check out the ILR Instagram for a taste of campus life, student internship experiences, engaged learning opportunities and more.

📕 If you haven’t stopped by Catherwood Library in a minute, here’s a quick glance at the current Catherwood Library/Kheel Center staff picks display!  This selection of books was debuted during Reunion week, and guests are invited to flip through the 1971-85 ILR Alumni Directory, The ILR School at…

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Summer postcards from ILR 💌

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Summer hues and views 🎨🖼️

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Which of these campus scenes would you save to your Cornell sticker collection? 🐻 🕰️ 📥

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Wherever you’re spending your summer, hope you have a great weekend, ILRies! 🏖️🌞

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A prolonged stretch of dangerous heat and humidity will affect a large portion of the United States this week. 🌡️ Nellie Brown, an industrial hygienist and director of workplace health and safety programs at the ILR School’s Buffalo Co-Lab, shares some tips and insights on why pre-planning and…

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