Paper critiquing government outsourcing wins three prizes

Third-year Cornell Law School student Michael Zuckerman '09 won three national awards for his article, 'The Offshoring of American Government.' (Jan. 6, 2009)

Hutchens is new director of Cornell in Washington Program

Robert Hutchens, professor of labor economics in Cornell's ILR School, has been named director of the Cornell in Washington program. (Dec. 18, 2008)

Obama election creates opportunities for the environment, say labor leaders

Labor and environmental leaders, meeting Nov. 25 at Cornell's Global Labor Institute in Manhattan, agreed that the potential to ally the environmental and labor communities has never been stronger. (Nov. 26, 2008)

Zalaznick Teaching Assistantships awarded

Thirteen Cornell professors recently received awards from the Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantship program, administered by Entrepreneurship@Cornell, for assistants to help with their courses. (Nov. 25, 2008)

Men urge men to stop domestic violence

An ILR School program called 'Stand Up Guys' focuses on how men can help stop domestic violence against women. (Nov. 19, 2008)

Busting bullies: ILR workshop considers workplace aggression and violence

The annual weeklong Neutral-in-Residence Program bought conflict resolution practitioners to Cornell to share expertise with students and faculty, inside and outside the classroom. (Oct. 31, 2008)

New York Times reporter discusses workers' right to unionize

The Employee Free Choice Act would permit workers to unionize without a secret ballot election if more than half of the employees at a workplace sign union recognition cards. (Oct. 31, 2008)

Maralyn Edid recognized for her 'innovative solutions to community issues'

Maralyn Edid in Cornell's ILR School has been selected for the 2008 David J. Allee and Paul R. Eberts Community and Economic Vitality Award from Cornell's Community and Rural Development Institute. (Oct. 23, 2008)

Harvard prof: America is ready for change with presidential election

Harvard's Charles Ogletree delivered the Milton Konvitz Memorial Lecture on 'The Combustible Mixture of Race, Gender, Religion and Politics: Lessons Learned From the 2008 Political Campaign,' Oct. 7 at the ILR School. (Oct. 8, 2008)