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Legendary Designer’s Sketches, Patterns and Swatches Housed by Kheel Center

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The Kheel Center is stewarding an archival collection of Ralph Rucci’s work that includes approximately 8,000 sketches, 3,000 patterns, thousands of fabric swatches and hundreds of photographs.
A sketch and samples of porcupine quills from Ralph Rucci’s archival collection housed in the ILR School's Kheel Center
Legendary Designer’s Sketches, Patterns and Swatches Housed by Kheel Center

Miller Gift to Fund High Road Buffalo Fellowship Program for Five Years

The Buffalo Co-Lab has received a $1 million donation from James “Jim” E. Miller to fund its High Road Buffalo Fellowship program for the next five years.
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Miller Gift to Fund High Road Buffalo Fellowship Program for Five Years

McKersie Legacy Honored, Examined in Inaugural Labor Day Lecture

The inaugural Robert and Nancy McKersie Labor Day Lecture was given by ILR Dean Alexander Colvin, Ph.D. ’99, on Sept. 4 on the Cornell campus.
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McKersie Legacy Honored, Examined in Inaugural Labor Day Lecture

AI’s Impact on Professional Work to be Examined by CAROW Yang-Tan Incubator Initiative

A new research team plans to explore AI’s impact on professional work through a new two-year pilot initiative housed at the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Yang-Tan WorkABILITY Incubator.
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AI’s Impact on Professional Work to be Examined by CAROW Yang-Tan Incubator Initiative

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Legendary Designer’s Sketches, Patterns and Swatches Housed by Kheel Center

Cornell Chronicle
The Kheel Center is stewarding an archival collection of Ralph Rucci’s work that includes approximately 8,000 sketches, 3,000 patterns, thousands of fabric swatches and hundreds of photographs.
A sketch and samples of porcupine quills from Ralph Rucci’s archival collection housed in the ILR School's Kheel Center
Legendary Designer’s Sketches, Patterns and Swatches Housed by Kheel Center

Nagaraja Book Examines WWII Workers Challenges to Racism, Imperialism and Exploitation

Cornell Chronicle
“Troop Movements: Labor, Race, and Global Freedom Struggles in America’s World War II,” by Tejasvi Nagaraja, is set for release on Sept. 22.
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Nagaraja Book Examines WWII Workers Challenges to Racism, Imperialism and Exploitation

Pessimism, Cost of Living Are on the Rise, New York at Work Report Finds

Cornell Chronicle
Studying two decades of data collected through the Empire State Poll, researchers have found that the cost of living dominates respondents’ key concerns, eclipsing other priorities, such as the environment.
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Pessimism, Cost of Living Are on the Rise, New York at Work Report Finds

Reducing Interview Anxiety for Autistic Applicants

Cornell Chronicle
YTI research shows that to reduce the challenges of job searching, autistic applicants should rehearse socially appropriate responses and practice answering interview questions about teamwork with examples from previous experiences.
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Reducing Interview Anxiety for Autistic Applicants

Community Context Shapes Corporate Response to Violence in Street Protests

New research by Forrest Briscoe examined how reported violence in protests was associated with increased local corporate diversity action announcements.
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Community Context Shapes Corporate Response to Violence in Street Protests

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

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Trump’s fight with Canada has hurt NY farmers, automakers and tourism. Could it get worse?

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Art Wheaton, ILR director of labor studies, comments on how escalating tariffs between the U.S. and Canada could impact the consumer prices and economic conditions in both countries.
Trump’s fight with Canada has hurt NY farmers, automakers and tourism. Could it get worse?

Private Equity Is Cashing in on Autism Therapy. Children Are Paying the Price

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“[Private equity firms] have nothing to lose if something goes bankrupt,” says Rosemary Batt, ILR professor emeritus and first author of the report “Pocketing Money Meant for Kids: Private Equity in Autism Services,” commenting on financial issues with private-equity owned healthcare facilities.
Private Equity Is Cashing in on Autism Therapy. Children Are Paying the Price

National Hispanic Heritage Month begins with celebrations across the US

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“We understand the importance of collaboration, collective struggle in terms of improving wages and working conditions,” says Paul Ortiz, ILR Professor of Labor History, sharing his perspective on the centrality of family, mutual aid and collective action within Latino communities.
National Hispanic Heritage Month begins with celebrations across the US
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Microsoft AI agreement is only a first step for teachers unions

September 10, 2026

“The agreement between the AFT and Microsoft is a starting point, but it leaves some of the biggest questions about AI in classrooms unanswered ... The central question is whether teacher unions will negotiate over exactly how AI is used in the classroom."

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Labor Day 2026: Cornell experts on AI, the changing workplace

Sept. 3, 2026

Artificial intelligence has quickly become one of the defining issues in the workplace, with employers and workers alike grappling with how the technology will change jobs, productivity, wages and the balance of power at work.

In this Tip Sheet, labor experts discuss AI’s impact on workers, jobs and the workplace.

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