Disability Compounds Employment Woes for People with Criminal Records, and Vice Versa

Cornell Chronicle
Justice-impacted individuals with disabilities are considerably less likely to be employed than people with disabilities who have not interacted with the criminal justice system, according to Yang-Tan Institute research.
Image of a job application form that has been stamped as rejected
Disability Compounds Employment Woes for People with Criminal Records, and Vice Versa

Community-Engaged Learning Celebrated, Buffalo Co-Lab Honored

Cornell Chronicle
ILR School’s Buffalo Co-Lab has played a vital role in western New York, working in partnership with business, union, government, education and community organizations.
ILR Buffalo Co-Lab celebration event, "Education in Action"
Community-Engaged Learning Celebrated, Buffalo Co-Lab Honored

Mass Timber Industry Offers Sustainable Construction, High-Quality Jobs

Cornell Chronicle
The ILR School’s Climate Jobs Institute presented its primer on how the production of mass timber can create jobs and accelerate affordable housing at an event held in Albany on May 11.
CJI mass timber illustration created by Seung Yeon Kim/Cornell University
Mass Timber Industry Offers Sustainable Construction, High-Quality Jobs

NYS Can Protect Workers with Disabilities, Strobel Gower Tells State Senate

Cornell Chronicle
Wendy Strobel Gower, executive director of YTI, testified before the NY State Senate that individuals with disabilities face numerous challenges in the workplace and a growing threat from recent federal policy changes – but that New York state can mitigate these harms.
Wendy Strobel Gower testifies before the NY State Senate
NYS Can Protect Workers with Disabilities, Strobel Gower Tells State Senate

CAROW Announces AI and Work Grant Recipients

The ILR School’s Center for Applied Research on Work (CAROW) recently awarded three seed grants for new research that addresses questions around the intersection of AI and organizations, employment and work.
A lightbulb in the soil next to plants
CAROW Announces AI and Work Grant Recipients

From Training to Transformation: Preparing and Celebrating NYC’s Next Generation of Clean Energy Workers

The Climate Jobs Institute hosted a two-day train-the-trainer program for workforce partners, followed by a graduation ceremony celebrating 49 Pathways to Apprenticeship participants. The events highlighted a growing clean energy workforce pipeline, connecting instructor development with hands-on training and honoring graduates entering careers in New York City’s expanding green economy.
P2A Graduation Ceremony
From Training to Transformation: Preparing and Celebrating NYC’s Next Generation of Clean Energy Workers

CJI Organizes Empire State Plaza Decarbonization Tour

The Climate Jobs Institute partnered with OGS and NYPA to host a legislative discussion and tour of the Empire State Plaza decarbonization project. The initiative aims to cut emissions, modernize heating and cooling, and demonstrate how New York can lead in public-sector decarbonization and high-quality job creation.
Empire State Plaza Decarbonization Tour
CJI Organizes Empire State Plaza Decarbonization Tour

New Paper Explores Black Workers in the South and Their Views on Unions

Black workers in the Southeast face numerous challenges, but they also believe unions could alleviate some of these issues, according to a working paper co-authored by Kate Bronfenbrenner, Ph.D. ’93, director of Labor Education Research at the ILR School.
Male African American Engineer is working in a welding production line while adjusting the accuracy of welding assembly jig auto parts in a industry shop floor.
New Paper Explores Black Workers in the South and Their Views on Unions

Improving Interviews for Autistic Jobseekers

Researchers at ILR's Yang-Tan Institute are studying the experiences of Autistic jobseekers in STEM to understand interview challenges and develop recommendations for improving the hiring process.
Job interview
Improving Interviews for Autistic Jobseekers