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Q&A with Adam Schoenbachler

Future of Work fellow Adam Schoenbachler looks back to his roots and forward to new projects at the ILR School.
Adam Schoenbachler
Q&A with Adam Schoenbachler

‘Lifting and Shifting’ Workers Is Not Always the Best Answer

Cornell Chronicle
New research from Caitlin Ray, assistant professor in the ILR School’s Human Resource Studies Department, examines if internal mobility is good or bad for a business.
A group of workers move offices
‘Lifting and Shifting’ Workers Is Not Always the Best Answer

Rosemary Batt Reflects on Notable Career at ILR

After 30 years at the ILR School, Rosemary Batt retired prior to the 2025-26 academic year. Instead of an ending, the Alice Hanson Cook Professor of Women and Work, Emerita, views it as just another phase of her career – one that will bring an exciting element of renewal to her research.
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Rosemary Batt Reflects on Notable Career at ILR

Ken Kirschner: Generous Man, Successful Lawyer, Proud ILRie

The ILR School’s 2026 Groat Award winner, Ken Kirschner ’75, has a distinguished career as an employment and labor law practitioner who consistently gives his time, his wisdom and his guidance to those in need.
Ken Kirschner walking on the street.
Ken Kirschner: Generous Man, Successful Lawyer, Proud ILRie

Springboard to an ILRie Bond: A Boat in the Galapagos

In October, Jay Waks ’68, J.D. ’71, P ’08, and his wife, Harriet, P ’08, traveled to Cairo, Egypt, to attend the wedding of Louisa Heywood ’20, an ILRie roughly 50 years his junior. The latest chapter in a friendship that began in the unlikeliest of places – a boat off the Galapagos Islands.
Jay Waks and Louisa Heywood adn their spouses at the Sphinx
Springboard to an ILRie Bond: A Boat in the Galapagos

ILR to the Military to the Private Sector: Bassney Star Keeps Rising

Kevin Bassney ’13 was named a finalist for the Rising Star of the Year award, sponsored by Forces in Business, the world’s largest celebration of ex-military in second careers.
Kevin Bassney '13 at the U.S. Forces in Business Awards
ILR to the Military to the Private Sector: Bassney Star Keeps Rising

Nick Salvatore, ‘One of Our Foremost Historians,’ Dies at 82

Cornell Chronicle
Nick Salvatore, a professor emeritus in the ILR School, an award-winning historian and teacher and lifelong champion for working people, died on Nov. 29 in Ithaca. He was 82.
Nick Salvatore headshot; Cornell University File Photo
Nick Salvatore, ‘One of Our Foremost Historians,’ Dies at 82

How ‘Free Money’ Helped Low-Income Workers Stay Employed

Cornell Chronicle
New research by Dionne Pohler, the David and Alexandra Lipsky Professor in Dispute Resolution and Labor Relations, found that a small, unexpected tax benefit helped low-income Canadians continue working, contrary to what classic economic theory would predict.
Money falling into outstretched hands.
How ‘Free Money’ Helped Low-Income Workers Stay Employed

Far Beyond a Quonset Hut: Fascinating Facts about ILR

Cornellians
To celebrate the ILR School’s 80th birthday, Cornellians Magazine offers 17 delightful details about its history and achievements.
Quonsut Hut
Far Beyond a Quonset Hut: Fascinating Facts about ILR

Future of Work Fellow Brings Technology Lens to Worker Struggle

As a Future of Work fellow, Joy Ming ’25 has worked with Ariel Avgar, Ph.D. ’08, to examine ways technology can be utilized to enhance the home health care industry.
Joy Ming
Future of Work Fellow Brings Technology Lens to Worker Struggle

How Do Gender Norms Hold Women Back in the Workforce?

Cornell Chronicle
Encouraging a growth mindset and being more subtle about the pursuit of power and dominance are among the ways women might rise through the ranks in the workplace, according to a new model that maps women’s pathways to influence.
A business man running while a business woman is jumping hurdles
How Do Gender Norms Hold Women Back in the Workforce?

New Strategies for Addressing Sexual Harassment at Work To Be Webinar Topic

The free, live webinar, “Insights from Research and Advocacy to Address Sexual Harassment and Intimate Partner Violence in the Workplace,” will be held on December 11 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
A woman cringes as her co-worker places a hand on her shoulder
New Strategies for Addressing Sexual Harassment at Work To Be Webinar Topic

Toolkit Helps Job Seekers With Records Pursue Second Chance

Cornell Chronicle
CJEI's updated Criminal Record Online Toolkit consolidates relevant federal, state, and local laws and forms across jurisdictions in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.
Toolkit Helps Job Seekers With Records Pursue Second Chance

Aima Raza ’27 Explores Ecuador as Laidlaw Scholar

Cornell Chronicle
Aima Raza ’27 was one of 23 fellow Laidlaw scholars to travel to Mushullakta in the Amazon of Ecuador to learn about community-led organizing and practices in sustainability and education.
Aima Raza ’27 Explores Ecuador as Laidlaw Scholar

Assessment of a Unique Agreement to End Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in Apparel Factories

The Dindigul Agreement to End Gender-based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) has been successful in empowering women to identify and combat gender-based violence in the workplace, largely due to a strong female-led union and a productive labor-management relationship, according to a recent assessment by Cornell’s Global Labor Institute.
Assessment of a Unique Agreement to End Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in Apparel Factories

Dionne Pohler Named Inaugural Lipsky Professor

Dionne Pohler has been elected the inaugural David and Alexandra Lipsky Professor in Dispute Resolution and Labor Relations. The Cornell Board of Trustees approved the professorship, which began Nov. 1.  
Dionne Pohler Named Inaugural Lipsky Professor

Universities’ Role in Society Goes Beyond Education, Research

Cornell Chronicle
Americans broadly agree that universities should engage in a range of societal issues beyond their core education and research missions – while avoiding political activism, new economics research finds.
Universities’ Role in Society Goes Beyond Education, Research

Randi Weingarten ’80 Book Talk Slated for NYC Office

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten ’80 will discuss her new book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy,” on Monday, November 17 at ILR’s New York City Conference Center at 570 Lexington Avenue.
Randi Weingarten ’80 Book Talk Slated for NYC Office

Konvitz Lecturer Calls for ‘Curious, Teeming and Occasionally Noisy Pluralism’

Cornell Chronicle
Constitutional scholar Cass R. Sunstein, delivered the annual Milton Konvitz Memorial Lecture on Oct. 30. The lecture, “Free Speech on Campus,” took place at Myron Taylor Hall.
Konvitz Lecturer Calls for ‘Curious, Teeming and Occasionally Noisy Pluralism’

Ignoring Status ‘A Major Mistake,’ Says Cook-Gray Lecturer

Stanford University’s Cecilia L. Ridgeway M.S. ’69, Ph.D. ’72 explains how understanding status can help to create a more egalitarian society.
Ignoring Status ‘A Major Mistake,’ Says Cook-Gray Lecturer

New Interactive Map Highlights How Federal Funding Impacts NY State

Cornell Chronicle
Russell Weaver, the co-lab’s director of research, introduced the “NYS Federal Impact Interactive Map,” to help New Yorkers track the impact of sweeping economic policy changes enacted since January by the Trump administration.
New Interactive Map Highlights How Federal Funding Impacts NY State

Dean Colvin Brings an ILR Perspective to Keynote on Future of Work

ILR Dean Alex Colvin delivered the keynote address at the Oct. 14 “Emerging Tech Dialogues: The Future of Work: People, Process, and Technology” conference in Statler Hall at Cornell University.
Dean Colvin Brings an ILR Perspective to Keynote on Future of Work

Free Speech on Campus the Focus of Konvitz Lecture

Cornell Chronicle
Cass R. Sunstein, one of the nation’s leading constitutional scholars, will lead a timely discussion of the past, present and future of free expression at American universities when he delivers this year’s Konvitz Memorial Lecture on Oct. 30
Free Speech on Campus the Focus of Konvitz Lecture

Book Examines Immigration and Race in the Low-Wage Workplace

Cornell Chronicle
A new book co-authored by Kati L. Griffith, Shannon Gleeson and Patricia Campos-Medina argues that reforming labor and employment law, immigration law and civil rights law is necessary to reshape the low-wage workplace.
Book Examines Immigration and Race in the Low-Wage Workplace

Keller Keynote to Share Modern Job-Search Strategies for Mid-Career Professionals

JR Keller, associate professor of human resource studies, will offer experienced professionals the strategies they need to adapt, advance and thrive in today’s evolving job market in an eCornell Keynote on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 1 p.m.
Keller Keynote to Share Modern Job-Search Strategies for Mid-Career Professionals

Patricia Campos-Medina To Be Honored as Changemaker Champion

The YWCA will recognize Campos-Medina for bold leadership that drives equity and opportunity for women and communities.
Patricia Campos-Medina To Be Honored as Changemaker Champion

Essay Examines Why Boliva’s Most Popular Party Isn’t on the Oct. 19 Ballot

An ILR professor compresses decades of history into a short essay that analyzes the rise and fall of Bolivia’s MAS party.
Essay Examines Why Boliva’s Most Popular Party Isn’t on the Oct. 19 Ballot

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