Weiss teaching awards honor 10 exceptional faculty

President Martha E. Pollack on Oct. 18 announced the winners of Stephen H. Weiss Awards honoring a sustained record of commitment to the teaching and mentoring of undergraduate students and to undergraduate education.

Grant to fund conference on climate change in South Asia

A Cornell-led international team of researchers has received a $65,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for its project, “The Next Monsoon: Climate Change and Contemporary Cultural Production in South Asia.”

ILR student sworn in to serve on Ithaca Common Council

Patrick Mehler ’23 hopes to drive engagement between City Hall and the 6,000 people who live in his Collegetown-area district, the 4th Ward.

McCluney course wins award

“Advancing Racial Equity at Work,” a course designed by Assistant Professor Courtney McCluney, is among eight national winners of an Aspen Institute Ideas Worth Teaching Award.  

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Set expectations to reduce email stress

People can limit the negative impact of email by sending messages that clearly define response expectations, according to a new study from the ILR School.

ILR’s Campos-Medina receives award

The Latino Coalition of New Jersey has honored Worker Institute Executive Director Patricia Campos-Medina for her work on behalf of laborers, undocumented immigrants and domestic workers.

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Two ILR faculty members promoted to full professor

Cornell Provost Michael Kotlikoff has confirmed the promotion of two ILR faculty members to full professor.

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Cook-Gray Lecture: women’s employment pluses

Harvard Professor Kathleen McGinn will discuss women’s employment and its effects on the next generation of women. 

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U.S. labor secretary speaking at climate jobs summit co-sponsored by ILR

The Worker Institute and the LR School’s Lois Gray Labor Innovation Initiative is a sponsor of the Sept. 21 Climate Jobs Summit, which will feature U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.

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