Why do employees leave? John Hausknecht, of the ILR School, and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at Harrah's Entertainment surveyed 2,500 hospitality employees to find out. (June 12, 2008)
Cornell HR professionals and administrators attended the Cornell Diversity and Compliance Update Meeting, Nov. 9, to discuss best practices for recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce. (Nov. 18, 2009)
Contract college employees in the New York State Health Insurance Program will have an in-year premium rate increase, Oct. 1. A special option transfer period is being held through Aug. 31. (Aug. 12, 2010)
Local and campus leaders met Nov. 14 to recognize town-gown partnerships and celebrate the "long history of cooperation for mutual benefit" that the university, city and county have enjoyed.
Calling the work-life balance one of its core values, the law firm Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLP recognized Cornell with its Excellence in Work-Life Balance Award, Jan. 28.
An initiative to reduce the burden of bureaucracy is not a one-time goal, but a way of operating for a modern university that wants to be "nimble, flexible, resilient and responsive," President Elizabeth Garrett said in her first formal address to staff.
On Aug. 27, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed all claims brought against Cornell University by former ILR senior extension associate Francine Moccio. (Aug. 30, 2012)
Cornell has been chosen as one of 11 universities to orient enlisted military veterans to academic life through the Warrior-Scholar Project. The project emphasizes reading, writing and the liberal arts.
Plans for faculty and staff will comply with recent federal legislation that mandates health plans to cover mental health and abuse treatment in the same manner as other medically necessary treatment. (Oct. 15, 2009)