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Toolkit Helps Job Seekers With Records Pursue Second Chance

Cornell Chronicle
CJEI's updated Criminal Record Online Toolkit consolidates relevant federal, state, and local laws and forms across jurisdictions in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.
A blank job application form on a clipboard.
Toolkit Helps Job Seekers With Records Pursue Second Chance

Aima Raza ’27 Explores Ecuador as Laidlaw Scholar

Cornell Chronicle
Aima Raza ’27 was one of 23 fellow Laidlaw scholars to travel to Mushullakta in the Amazon of Ecuador to learn about community-led organizing and practices in sustainability and education.
Aima Raza ’27 traveled to Ecuador as part of the Laidlaw Leadership and Research Program.
Aima Raza ’27 Explores Ecuador as Laidlaw Scholar

Assessment of a Unique Agreement to End Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in Apparel Factories

The Dindigul Agreement to End Gender-based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) has been successful in empowering women to identify and combat gender-based violence in the workplace, largely due to a strong female-led union and a productive labor-management relationship, according to a recent assessment by Cornell’s Global Labor Institute.
Large room of garment factory workers
Assessment of a Unique Agreement to End Gender-Based Violence and Harassment in Apparel Factories

Dionne Pohler Named Inaugural Lipsky Professor

Dionne Pohler has been elected the inaugural David and Alexandra Lipsky Professor in Dispute Resolution and Labor Relations. The Cornell Board of Trustees approved the professorship, which began Nov. 1.  
Dionne Pohler
Dionne Pohler Named Inaugural Lipsky Professor

Universities’ Role in Society Goes Beyond Education, Research

Cornell Chronicle
Americans broadly agree that universities should engage in a range of societal issues beyond their core education and research missions – while avoiding political activism, new economics research finds.
Students walk towards the Ives courtyard at the ILR School. Photo: Noël Heaney (UREL)
Universities’ Role in Society Goes Beyond Education, Research

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.
Randi Weingarten '80
Randi Weingarten ’80 Book Talk Slated for NYC Office

Konvitz Lecturer Calls for ‘Curious, Teeming and Occasionally Noisy Pluralism’

Cornell Chronicle
Constitutional scholar Cass R. Sunstein, delivered the annual Milton Konvitz Memorial Lecture on Oct. 30. The lecture, “Free Speech on Campus,” took place at Myron Taylor Hall.
Cass Sunstein delivers the annual Milton Konvitz Memorial Lecture on Oct. 30. Photo: Rachel Philipson for Cornell University
Konvitz Lecturer Calls for ‘Curious, Teeming and Occasionally Noisy Pluralism’

Ignoring Status ‘A Major Mistake,’ Says Cook-Gray Lecturer

Stanford University’s Cecilia L. Ridgeway M.S. ’69, Ph.D. ’72 explains how understanding status can help to create a more egalitarian society.
Stanford University’s Cecilia L. Ridgeway M.S. ’69, Ph.D. ’72 delivers the 2025 Cook-Gray Lecture
Ignoring Status ‘A Major Mistake,’ Says Cook-Gray Lecturer

New Interactive Map Highlights How Federal Funding Impacts NY State

Cornell Chronicle
Russell Weaver, the co-lab’s director of research, introduced the “NYS Federal Impact Interactive Map,” to help New Yorkers track the impact of sweeping economic policy changes enacted since January by the Trump administration.
A screenshot from a new interactive map that highlights how federal funding cuts are impacting NY state.
New Interactive Map Highlights How Federal Funding Impacts NY State

Dean Colvin Brings an ILR Perspective to Keynote on Future of Work

ILR Dean Alex Colvin delivered the keynote address at the Oct. 14 “Emerging Tech Dialogues: The Future of Work: People, Process, and Technology” conference in Statler Hall at Cornell University.
Robotic arms in a warehouse working on an assembly line
Dean Colvin Brings an ILR Perspective to Keynote on Future of Work

Free Speech on Campus the Focus of Konvitz Lecture

Cornell Chronicle
Cass R. Sunstein, one of the nation’s leading constitutional scholars, will lead a timely discussion of the past, present and future of free expression at American universities when he delivers this year’s Konvitz Memorial Lecture on Oct. 30
Cass Sustein
Free Speech on Campus the Focus of Konvitz Lecture

Book Examines Immigration and Race in the Low-Wage Workplace

Cornell Chronicle
A new book co-authored by Kati L. Griffith, Shannon Gleeson and Patricia Campos-Medina argues that reforming labor and employment law, immigration law and civil rights law is necessary to reshape the low-wage workplace.
“Legalized Inequalities: Immigration and Race in the Low-Wage Workplace” book cover.
Book Examines Immigration and Race in the Low-Wage Workplace

Keller Keynote to Share Modern Job-Search Strategies for Mid-Career Professionals

JR Keller, associate professor of human resource studies, will offer experienced professionals the strategies they need to adapt, advance and thrive in today’s evolving job market in an eCornell Keynote on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 1 p.m.
Keller Keynote to Share Modern Job-Search Strategies for Mid-Career Professionals

Patricia Campos-Medina to be Honored as Changemaker Champion

The YWCA will recognize Campos-Medina for bold leadership that drives equity and opportunity for women and communities.
Patricia Campos-Medina to be Honored as Changemaker Champion

Essay Examines Why Boliva’s Most Popular Party Isn’t on the Oct. 19 Ballot

An ILR professor compresses decades of history into a short essay that analyzes the rise and fall of Bolivia’s MAS party.
Essay Examines Why Boliva’s Most Popular Party Isn’t on the Oct. 19 Ballot

Five-Part eCornell Series Focuses on HR Business Partners

A new, comprehensive model developed by CAHRS to assist HR professionals will be explored during a free, five-part eCornell webcast series beginning October 16.
Five-Part eCornell Series Focuses on HR Business Partners

Two Grants to Study AI and Worker Voice Awarded to ILR

AI is causing a major shift in today’s workplace and raising many concerns. Two new grants will fund ILR research aimed at providing insights to policymakers, union leaders, managers and others who are shaping the future of AI in the workplace.
Two Grants to Study AI and Worker Voice Awarded to ILR

Models Feel Hemmed in by AI

Cornell Chronicle
Using generative AI, fashion designers can use digital photos to adjust models’ features and even deploy fully digital avatars in place of humans. A team including an ILR School researcher has written a paper highlighting models’ challenges.
Models Feel Hemmed in by AI

Status Is the Focus of the Upcoming Cook-Gray Lecture

The annual Cook-Gray lecture on Oct. 23, 2025, will focus on status as a driver of inequality.
Status Is the Focus of the Upcoming Cook-Gray Lecture

ILR at 80: An Audacious Idea, Humble Beginnings, Worldwide Legacy

Since its opening in November 1945, the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations has had an outsized impact on unions, corporations, governments and non-profit organizations in New York  state and around the world.
ILR at 80: An Audacious Idea, Humble Beginnings, Worldwide Legacy

Groat and Alpern 2026 Recipients Announced

Kenneth Kirschner ’75 will receive the ILR School’s 2026 Groat Award and Stephen H. Goodman ’65 will receive the 2026 Alpern Award on March 26 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City.
Groat and Alpern 2026 Recipients Announced

Cookie Day Turns 25!

This fall, Catherwood Library has hosted its 25th annual Cookie Day, a tradition beloved by ILRies.
Cookie Day Turns 25!

Inspiring Students to Become Global Citizens Through Engaged Learning

Richard “Dick” Fincher ’73, who has been instrumental in creating and teaching the Vietnam Engaged Learning Program and the Hopi & Navajo Engaged Learning Program, has announced his intention to slow down and gradually retire from teaching, but the legacy he has created will continue.
Inspiring Students to Become Global Citizens Through Engaged Learning

Researchers See Opportunity in Addressing NY Climate Goals

Cornell Chronicle
Researchers at the ILR School’s Climate Jobs Institute say that despite shortfalls in progress since the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, the state can still meet those goals – while improving working conditions and equity.
Researchers See Opportunity in Addressing NY Climate Goals

Colvin to Keynote “Emerging Tech Dialogues - The Future of Work”

Dean Alex Colvin will be a keynote speaker at the upcoming event, "Emerging Tech Dialogues—The Future of Work: People, Process, and Technology," which will be held in person at Statler Hall on the Ithaca Campus and virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Colvin to Keynote “Emerging Tech Dialogues - The Future of Work”

Professors Help Drive Students’ Law Interests

Numerous ILR School faculty members have law degrees. Their specialties cover diverse areas, from the intellectual and moral origins of the American Constitution to public sector employment law to technological change and anti-discrimination law.
Professors Help Drive Students’ Law Interests

Student Story: “Never Say ‘No’ to Yourself”

McKenna “MJ” Raade ’25 "wanted to sample everything" before settling on a career path. She had that opportunity at the ILR School before entering the UCLA School of Law this fall.
Student Story: “Never Say ‘No’ to Yourself”

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