LaFeber-Silbey Lecture considers “A World Without Law?”

Scholar of law Philippe Sands will give the LaFeber-Silbey Lecture in History on March 5, considering "Lessons from History and Literature, from Nuremberg to Pinochet and Beyond.”

Around Cornell

Labor Action Tracker reports jump in health care strikes

While the number of U.S. work stoppages decreased overall by nearly 16% over the past year, the health care industry saw a 58.3% jump in work stoppages and a 151.9% increase in the number of workers involved.

New summer course to spark civic engagement in high schoolers

A grant from the Teagle Foundation will allow Cornell faculty and staff to launch a new civic education program for high school students, opening pathways to higher education. 

Around Cornell

Youth build resilience in climate-vulnerable Sierre Leone

A collaboration based in Bo City empowers future leaders to invest in climate adaptation, providing a model for other "secondary cities."

Helping urban youth use AI to navigate the future

Christian Gant-Madison's '25 platform will use AI to connect youth to jobs, skill development opportunities, civic education information and social resources.

Around Cornell

Scheinman Institute acquires Labor Arbitration Institute

Marty Scheinman ’75, MS ’76 and Professor Harry Katz recently purchased the Labor Arbitration Institute (LAI) and gifted it to the ILR School, an acquisition that will expand both the reach and the reputation of the Scheinman Institute.

Around Cornell

A&S student chosen for civic engagement scholarship

Katrina Greene '27 will be headed to Washington, D.C. this spring as a John Robert Lewis Scholar, an award given by the Faith and Politics Institute.

Around Cornell

Three Distinguished Visiting Journalists head to campus

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Bret Stephens, New York Times White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs and ProPublica investigative reporter and Pulitzer finalist Keri Blakinger ’14 will appear at Cornell this spring.

Mindful choice or locked in? Study probes feelings about written consent

People who sign consent forms feel more trapped, not more empowered, than those who give consent verbally, according to new research by Vanessa Bohns, the Braunstein Family Professor in the ILR School.