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Book Co-edited by Besky Wins Prize
Described as “an anthropology of labor that is sharply attuned to the irreversible effects of climate change, extinction, and deforestation,” book wins Society for the Anthropology of Work Book Prize.
Grant to Fund Conference on Climate Change in South Asia
A Cornell-led international team of researchers, including ILR's Sarah Besky has received a $65,000 grant from the NEH for its project, “The Next Monsoon: Climate Change and Contemporary Cultural Production in South Asia.”
“Advancing Racial Equity at Work,” a course designed by Assistant Professor Courtney McCluney, is among eight national winners of an Aspen Institute Ideas Worth Teaching Award.
The Latino Coalition of New Jersey has honored Worker Institute Executive Director Patricia Campos-Medina for her work on behalf of laborers, undocumented immigrants and domestic workers.
A focus on Latin America, Africa, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe will be part of Professor Harry Katz’s term as president of a global labor and employment relations organization.
Many businesses in varied industries, along with organizations such as the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, turned to Nellie Brown for guidance on adjusting practices and policies during the pandemic.
Three ILR professors and an ILR Catherwood librarian have been honored with an annual awards recognizing faculty service, scholarship and creative activities, teaching and librarianship.
The pandemic revealed shocking disparities in U.S. workplaces, and workers are demanding change. Learn more Wednesday in ILR’s webinar series, “The Future of Work: Labor in America.”
Merrill Scholars Thank Educators Who Shaped Cornell Journeys
In a virtual ceremony, Merrill Presidential Scholars – including ILR’s Terrill Malone, Tyler Rodriguez and Leah Rosner – recognized the university faculty or staff member who most influenced their academic development. Among those honored were ILR’s Balu Balasubramaniam, Brigid Beachler, Kate Griffith and Sam Nelson.
The impact of immigration status on worker precarity will be the focus of Professor Shannon Gleeson’s work in a national program aimed at improving access to justice and combatting poverty.
Director of Institute for Compensation Studies Named
Professor M. Diane Burton will lead the ILR School’s interdisciplinary center that researches, teaches and communicates about monetary and non-monetary rewards from work.
Vanessa Bohns, Shannon Gleeson, Kati Griffith and Celene Reynolds will have their research proposals funded by Cornell Center for Social Sciences grants.
Dean Colvin & Spencer Levy Discuss Covid and Commercial Real Estate on WORK!
Spencer Levy ’92, chairman of Americas Research and senior economic adviser for CBRE, joins Dean Alex Colvin on the latest episode of the ILR School’s podcast to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on the world of work.
Panel: Pandemic and Protests Laid Economic Injustices Bare
Faculty members from A&S and the ILR School discussed the ways racism shapes economic policies, and how economic policies shape inequality in America – historically and today.
