School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Challenge inspires gifts to the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Challenge inspires gifts to the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. In the year since, more than 50 donors have responded to the SC Johnson Challenge.

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August, Parker honored with ILR School’s Groat and Alpern Awards

Joan Parker ’70, M.S. ’72, Ph.D. ’74 and Glenn August ’82 received ILR School alumni awards in New York City April 12.

McNair Scholars Program honors future Ph.D.s

The McNair Scholars Program inducted 15 new members as part of its annual ceremony on April 14.

NYC conference to examine challenges posed by the ‘gig economy’

The "gig economy" will be explored in an April 27-28 conference in New York City organized by The Worker Institute at Cornell’s ILR School.

Student business owners vie for campuswide prize

Thirteen student companies pitched their business ideas during the Student Business of the Year competition finals March 28 at eHub Collegetown.

Influencing entitled people: Reframe requests, researchers say

ILR School researcher Emily Zitek found that entitled people do not follow instructions because they would rather take a loss themselves than agree to something unfair.

Only one in four workers have decent jobs: Konvitz lecturer

Philip Jennings, general secretary of UNI Global Union, lectured on the state of workers worldwide March 13.

Students urge lawmakers to support federal student aid

Cornell students descended on Capitol Hill March 14 for Student Aid Advocacy Day to share their experiences with financial aid.

Algorithms use at work subject of May 4-5 New York City workshop

ILR School faculty will teach “Algorithms at Work” May 4-5 at the Cornell Tech campus in New York City.