For-profit colleges increase students’ debt, default risk

Attending for-profit colleges causes students to take on more debt and to default at higher rates, on average, compared with similarly selective public institutions in their communities, a Cornell economist finds in new research.

Skill, training gaps are obstacles for NYS cannabis workforce

Cannabis employers see lack of training and skills, as well as lack of awareness of career opportunities, as two of the largest obstacles to achieving social equity in the adult-use market.

ILR’s Future of Work Fellowship supports innovative research

New postdoctoral researchers and doctoral students will conduct innovative research on the future of work, labor and employment through the generosity of an anonymous funder.

Student grants serve communities from New York to Ethiopia

Students aim to reduce aviation emissions, support farmworkers and improve a New York animal shelter with the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement’s Serve in Place awards.

Kheel Center’s website on Triangle Fire workplace tragedy honored

A virtual exhibit of items illustrating the tragedy that had a huge impact on workplace regulations won an award from the American Industrial Hygiene Association. 

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“Supply Chain in Chaos: What’s Ahead?” Keynote is April 14

The war in Ukraine, the pandemic and climate change have upended the supply chain, topic of an April 14 eCornell Keynote webinar with apparel industry executives and ILR School Dean Alexander Colvin.

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ILR expertise in civic action empowers communities to build more equitable future

The ILR Buffalo Co-Lab and community-based think tank Partnership for the Public Good have established an online course through eCornell.

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Patrick Mehler ’23 spins and wins on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

By holding a sizzling hot hand toward the end of the show, Patrick Mehler won about $40,000 in cash and trip to Barbados (worth $11,000) to win “Wheel of Fortune” on March 21.  

Powerful people feel, express less gratitude

Powerful people in the upper echelons of organizations have plenty to be grateful for, but new research from Cornell Assistant Professor Alice Lee indicates that higher-power individuals feel and express less gratitude to their subordinates.