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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Supreme Court to decide LGTBQ+ civil rights, ‘right to work’

October 8, 2019

Stephen Vider, assistant professor of history at Cornell University, says that the upcoming employment discrimination cases heard by the Supreme Court represent a critical shift in LGBTQ+ law.  

Law and Policy
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Arts & Humanities

After 65 years, is the dream of Brown v. Board dead?

May 15, 2019

Noliwe Rooks, professor of American studies at Cornell University and author of the book “Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and The End of Public Education,” says that segregation persists in American schools in large part due to white parents’ unwillingness to send their children to schools where they would have Black classmates.

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Law and Policy
Professor Rooks is an associate professor in Africana Studies and Feminist, Gender, Sexuality Studies

New Twitter reporting tool may threaten legitimate voting information

April 24, 2019

Drew Margolin, professor of communication at Cornell University, and Shawn Mankad, professor at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, comment on Twitter's new reporting tool, designed to stop the spread of misinformation.

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Drew Margolin

NYC schools ‘Meatless Mondays’ good for dietary variety

March 13, 2019

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that all NYC public schools will officially have “meatless Mondays” starting next fall. Carol Parker, program leader for Cornell Cooperative Extension-NYC (CCE-NYC) Nutrition and Health Program Area, says she supports the decision for NYC schools to provide meatless meals on Mondays.

Social & Behavioral Sciences
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Comment-free zone: Tips for surviving family holidays

November 13, 2018

Karl Pillemer, professor of human development at Cornell University, offers tips on avoiding the pitfalls of family holiday gatherings.

Human Ecology
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Karl Pillemer

For athletes in Pyeongchang, bronze may be the key to happiness

February 7, 2018

As athletes prepare for the start of the 2018 Winter Olympics, psychologist Thomas Gilovich explains why bronze medal winners appear happier than their competitors who win silver.

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Arts and Sciences

Transparency is key in proposed changes to tipping rules

December 11, 2017

Manoj Thomas, professor of marketing at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and an expert in consumer behavior, weighs in on the issue of labor standards in the restaurant industry and proposed changes on the way workplaces can share tips among their employees.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Law, Government & Public Policy
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Labor Relations & Human Resources
Washington D.C.
Johnson Graduate School of Management
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Associate Professor of Marketing at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Parents, do you have a Family Media Use Plan? Here’s why it’s important

December 8, 2017

Facebook has launched a new messenger app for kids and preteens. Cornell Social Media Lab director Natalie Bazarova recommends parents create a specific media use plan for kids before they log on to any social media sites.

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Computing & Information Sciences