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Can a Voice Channel Reduce Turnover?

Nov 4, 2026

Can a Voice Channel Reduce Turnover?

Can a Voice Channel Reduce Turnover?

Who's in Charge of AI?

Nov 2, 2026

CAHRS Academic Director Points out how AI Will Shape Jobs

Who's in Charge of AI?

Using Less Politically Charged Language Can ‘Lower the Temperature’ on DEI Training

Oct 30, 2026

Cornell Chronicle

Replacing commonly used diversity, equity and inclusion-related terminology such as “belonging” with carefully matched alternative language may improve Republicans’ favorability toward diversity training, according to new research from Devon Proudfoot and Sean Fath.

A colorful set of DEI sticky notes attached to a board.

Using Less Politically Charged Language Can ‘Lower the Temperature’ on DEI Training

Cute Robots, Historical Chatbots: AI in the Classroom

Oct 22, 2026

Cornell Chronicle

Scott Seidenberger ’16, a postdoctoral associate in human resource studies, designed Hopper, a robot and chatbot to illustrate how AI may manifest in the workplace.

Scott Seidenberger ’16 uilt Hopper from scratch so students can see the logic on which it is built and play a role in developing it and improving it over the course of his class.

Cute Robots, Historical Chatbots: AI in the Classroom

A Management Crisis in the Making

Oct 9, 2026

CAHRS Academic Director Says Conventional Management has Shifted

A Management Crisis in the Making

Cornell's AI-Ready Workforce Initiative

Aug 24, 2026

ILR School Professors Explore How AI Can Assist With the Interview Process

Cornell's AI-Ready Workforce Initiative

Community Context Shapes Corporate Response to Violence in Street Protests

Jul 24, 2026

New research by Forrest Briscoe examined how reported violence in protests was associated with increased local corporate diversity action announcements.

Protesters holding signs during a demonstration in the street

Community Context Shapes Corporate Response to Violence in Street Protests

What Generative AI Can and Cannot Do for HR

Jul 16, 2026

What Generative AI can and Cannot do for HR, According to a Cornell Professor

What Generative AI Can and Cannot Do for HR

“Inflection Point for HR” Highlighted in New Book Edited by ILRie Rebecca Kehoe

Jun 22, 2026

Available now as an open-access e-book and contributed to by many ILRies, the tome highlights the changing role of HR.

“Inflection Point for HR” Highlighted in New Book Edited by ILRie Rebecca Kehoe

Focus Group Participants Sought for Study

Jun 17, 2026

The Yang-Tan Institute is looking for employers, managers and HR professionals who want to participate in a 90-minute, online focus group as part of a study of how workplace policies, attitudes and practices impact the employment experiences of justice-impacted individuals with disabilities.