Work from home success linked to work/life boundaries

The benefits of working from home are greater for those who work solely during standard business hours, according to new ILR research.

Bigler reappointed to lead New York State Apprenticeship and Training Council

Esta Bigler '70 has served as the council chair since 2008 and will continue in that until 2025. 

Around Cornell

David B. Lipsky '61, pivotal ILR School leader, dies at 83

David B. Lipsky ’61, a renowned conflict resolution, negotiation and collective bargaining scholar, a former dean of the ILR School and the founding director of the Scheinman Institute, died Jan. 17 in Ithaca. He was 83.

Fewer than 40% of New Yorkers earn a living wage

The Cornell ILR Wage Atlas shows who in New York state earns living wages and where, helping policymakers and other stakeholders to understand patterns of inequality.

ILR student spurs minimum wage hike back home

Casey Platkin ’26 advocated for a minimum wage increase in California’s San Mateo County, where thousands of low-wage workers will see bigger paychecks.

ILR’s Scheinman Institute helping to diversify arbitration field

Barriers that keep people of color and women from entering the arbitration profession are being challenged by Scheinman institute research, teaching and outreach.

Around Cornell

Three ILR faculty members named full professors

Two professors in ILR’s Department of Human Resource Studies and one in the school’s Department of Organizational Behavior have been promoted.

Around Cornell

ILR School names Edmund Ezra Day Professor

Revealing processes through which workplace inequality emerges, and how workers and their advocates respond, is at the heart of Professor Shannon Gleeson’s scholarship.

Around Cornell

“Good Jobs for All?” hosted by ILR’s Ithaca Co-Lab

The “Good Jobs for All?” summit focused on barriers faced by workers in Ithaca, where ILR faculty, students and community members have been investigating joblessness, wage inequality and related issues.

Around Cornell