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Cheng-Cimini ’92 Is Ready to “Rewire”

Dec 2, 2024

After three decades as a human resources professional, Angela Cheng-Cimini ‘92 has decided to “rewire,” stepping away from her latest role as the senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Harvard Business Publishing.

Cheng-Cimini ’92 Is Ready to “Rewire”

Fateh’s World View Cultivated at ILR

Nov 27, 2024

When Christopher Fateh ’13 first entered ILR, he didn’t want to limit his future by choosing a career path. The school gave him a well-rounded education and an appealing philosophy—that he could make a difference in the lives of regular people.

Fateh’s World View Cultivated at ILR

School violence reduction program led by 2007 alumna

Nov 27, 2024

Marie Schell ’07 is leading Maryland’s new Statewide Youth Conflict Coaching Pilot Program as project director and executive director of the Conflict Resolution Center of Baltimore County.

School violence reduction program led by 2007 alumna

ILR’s EMHRM Program: “Best in Class”

Nov 4, 2024

Airbnb Global Talent Director Ruben Ponte says the Executive Master’s in Human Resource Management program emboldened him to help build the kind of company he would like his children to work at.

Portrait of Airbnb Global Talent Director Ruben Ponte

ILR’s EMHRM Program: “Best in Class”

ILRies Learn from NFL Pro

Oct 2, 2024

JC Tretter ’13 returned to the ILR School lecture hall Monday where he learned how to think critically, understand others’ perspectives and negotiate – skills he has wielded to help shape the labor-management dynamic in America’s most-watched sport.

JC Tretter '13 speaks in Associate Professor Adam Seth Litwin’s “Introduction to ILR” course in Ives 305.

ILRies Learn from NFL Pro

Groat and Alpern 2025 Recipients Announced

Sep 26, 2024

Scott Buchheit, M.S. ’77, will receive the ILR School’s 2025 Groat Award and Linda Gadsby ’88 will receive the 2025 Alpern Award on April 24 at The Pierre Hotel in New York City.

Groat and Alpern 2025 Recipients Announced

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News

Knowles '87 Helps Lead Ohio State To Football National Title

Jan 22, 2025

ILRie Jim Knowles '87 helped guide the Ohio State University to the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday evening as the team's defensive coordinator. The Buckeyes defeated Notre Dame 34-23 in the championship game in Atlanta to lift the eighth-seeded squad to its ninth national title.

Jim Knowles '87 speaking to members of the Big Red football team during his time as head coach at Cornell.

Knowles '87 Helps Lead Ohio State To Football National Title

“Stories of Belonging” Highlights Journeys of Central Americans

Sep 27, 2024

A traveling exhibit highlighting the intersections of racism, dispossession and migration grew out of LR Worker Institute Executive Director Patricia Campos-Medina’s doctoral thesis.

Jose Urias is featured in "Stories of Belonging"

“Stories of Belonging” Highlights Journeys of Central Americans

ILR Panel Discusses Collective Bargaining in Women’s Professional Hockey

Sep 24, 2024

A discussion focused on the evolution of, and challenges facing, women’s professional hockey was hosted on Monday by ILR International Visiting Fellow Kelly Pike, ’03, Ph.D. ’14.

Kelly Pike, ’03, Ph.D. ’14, Digit Murphy, CALS ’83, Brianne Jenner, A&S ’15, and David Doorey

ILR Panel Discusses Collective Bargaining in Women’s Professional Hockey

Events

Elevating HR Analytics

Fri, Feb 21

eCornell Keynote: HR analytics has evolved from a novel approach to a fundamental business necessity, with 2025 bringing heightened expectations and capabilities. Organizations are now leveraging advanced analytical platforms to not only drive real-time talent management but also help guide leadership decisions that drive business success. Host Lisa Csencsits from Cornell’s ILR School will lead this discussion with Merck’s Beth Perrone, SVP of Talent, and Jeremy Shapiro, AVP of Workforce Analytics. The three will focus on practical applications of cutting-edge analytical tools that are reshaping talent management and leadership decision-making in 2025. What You'll Learn How leading-edge analytical tools are changing the HR landscapeWays to integrate analytics into leadership conversations, engaging senior leadership and boards of directorsHow and where to place guardrails when leveraging analyticsStrategies for building on insights and using them to inform decisions at your organization Speakers Lisa Csencsits, Director, Leadership Development and Human Capital Management Professional Programs, CAHRS, Cornell ILR School Beth Perrone, Senior Vice President, HR, and Chief Talent & Strategy Officer, Merck & Co. Jeremy Shapiro, Associate Vice President, Workforce Analytics, Merck & Co.

Feb21

Elevating HR Analytics

Regenerative Organizing for Care Workers

Thu, Feb 27

Considering the immense pressures and challenges the labor movement will face in the coming months and years, regenerating the movement is more important than ever. Join us on February 27 for a public program introducing the Regenerative Organizing model, an initiative addressing the stress and trauma workers face due to the demanding nature of their work and systemic inequities. Recently piloted by The Worker Institute with care workers and their unions and worker organizations, this organizing model equips participants with tools to support members and deepen their leadership. Members of the cohort will share their experiences, and speakers will explore the urgent need for such initiatives, their potential impact and how they can adapt them to use in other workforces.

Feb27