Free speech on campus the focus of Konvitz Lecture

Cass R. Sunstein, one of the nation’s leading constitutional scholars, will lead a discussion of the past, present and future of free expression at American universities when he delivers the Konvitz Memorial Lecture, Oct. 30 in Myron Taylor Hall.

ILR Keynote to share modern job-search strategies

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.

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Book examines immigration and race in the low-wage workplace

Some of the most pressing issues facing low-wage immigrant workers of color in the U.S. include persistent forms of disrespect and abuses of power.

Status is the focus of the upcoming Cook-Gray Lecture

Cecilia L. Ridgeway, M.S. ’69, Ph.D. ’72, Stanford University’s Lucie Stern Professor of Social Sciences, Emerita, will deliver the annual Alice Cook–Lois Gray Distinguished Lecture on Oct. 23.

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Five-part eCornell series focuses on HR business partners

A free, five-part eCornell webcast series, aims to define key elements of the role of HR business partners begins on Thursday, Oct. 16. 

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Two grants to study AI and worker voice awarded to ILR

Two new grants from the Washington Center for Equitable Growth 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.

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ILR School celebrates 80th anniversary

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. 

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ILR announces 2026 Groat & Alpern winners

ILR alumni Kenneth Kirschner ’75 and Stephen H. Goodman ’65 will be honored by the school at the 2026 Groat & Alpern Awards Ceremony, which will be held on March 26 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. 

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Models feel hemmed in by AI

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.