Erica Groshen is a visiting senior scholar at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and a former commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and says Amazon’s move might help spur other companies and the national government to raise minimum wages.
Twenty-eight Cornell undergrads spent their summer making a Big Red impression across the state as part of the Cornell Cooperative Extension internship program.
Events this week include the DeeDee Arrison Concert for the Animals, President Martha E. Pollack’s annual address to staff, pianist Gloria Cheng’s “Garlands for Steven Stucky,” and a Science Cabaret on human survival.
Cornell is the highest-ranking university in the 12th annual list of 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces, the Dave Thompson Foundation for Adoption announced Oct. 3.
Carl Moravec and Mariann Carpenter led CIT staff in years of service at a town hall meeting Sept. 13, having been with Cornell for 49 and 48 years, respectively. Another 13 CIT staffers celebrated a fifth-year anniversary of 25 or more years of service.
Cornell President Martha E. Pollack will deliver the annual President’s Address to Staff Oct. 9, noon-1 p.m., in the Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall.
