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$10 million gift establishes Cornell ILR student program endowment
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Edwin “Ed” Baum ’81 and his wife, Holly Wallace, have committed $10 million to establish an endowment supporting the ILR School’s High Road New York City program, aiming to expand access for students who cannot afford unpaid internships.
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.
Research-based data and policy analysis on a range of issues impacting New York’s workers, unions and employers are the focus of the ILR School’s second annual Labor Day report.
NYC Food Delivery Workers Face a ‘Harrowing World’
Cornell Chronicle
New York City’s app-based delivery workers regularly face nonpayment or underpayment, unsanitary or unsafe working conditions and the risk of violence, according to a new ILR School report.
Professors Combine Methods and Expertise to Increase Understanding Around Inequality
Shannon Gleeson and Kati Griffith are researching how immigrants think about their rights at work and how immigration status impacts their ability to make claims on those rights.
At 20, Alum’s Strategy for Beauty Business Defies Retail Trends
Forbes
"We were the first national neighborhood beauty store where customers could receive personalized, educational and friendly advice," alum Barry Beck tells Forbes.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg cites Professor Colvin’s research on the impact of mandatory arbitration for more than 60 million workers.
Brilliant Economist Impacted Millions of American Workers
Alan Krueger ’83, whose research, teaching and public service shaped the way people think about a range of topics, was known for extraordinary contributions to modern economics.