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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.
Community at the Center of Life: Ehrenberg’s Enduring “Last Lecture”
“Life is with people and having a community that you can turn to in times of need and can contribute to throughout your life is very important,” says Professor Ronald G. Ehrenberg, one of the nation's leading economists.
Through a federal project, ILR’s K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute is helping students who receive Supplemental Security Income have better educational and career outcomes.
“If we’re building a machine-learning model and we calibrate it on historical data, we’re just going to propagate the inherent biases in the data,” according to Professor Martin Wells.
How can a company sustain a socially responsible mission and also make money? Associate Professor Marya Besharov and colleagues offer a framework for organizations that want to do both.
Center Supports Hospitality Industry Research, Education and Dialogue
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The ILR School and the School of Hotel Administration are partners in a center that engages hospitality industry labor and management for insight on issues such as sexual harassment, wages and technology.
Associate Professor Louis Hyman asks, “Can democracy and capitalism survive? Can the economy be based on something besides extraction, besides enslavement, oppression and war?”
Twenty U.S. States offer free college. Is this a false sense of scholarship? ILR Professor Ron Ehrenberg, a leading authority on changes in higher education, says it’s not going to help families whose annual income is less than $60,000.
ILR seniors who have completed their studies will march tomorrow in what's known as ILR's "winter graduation." Several seniors graduating in May share thoughts with first-year and prospective ILRies.
Erica Smiley, a graduate of the National Labor Leadership Initiative, co-leads the grassroots organization “Jobs for Justice,” and chooses strategies to further collective bargaining in the rapidly changing economy of work.
Criminal records are a problem for millions of job seekers. An ILR program is helping formerly incarcerated people and the employers who need their skills.
Cornell ILR Sports Leadership Summit Draws Hundreds
ILRies and other Cornellians, among the most highly respected leaders in professional sports, met recently met to share perspectives on the industry's future.
Robot-to-worker ratios are increasing rapidly. Underdeveloped countries are at risk and developed countries are also affected. A new ILR course helps students develop a framework for understanding the impact of technology.
