2015 Webcasts

Insight, Issues & Research: A conversation with Professor Ronald Ehrenberg on the state and future of higher education

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015

Insight, Issues & Research: The state and future of higher education

As part of its 70th anniversary celebration, ILR is launching a new webcast series featuring ILR faculty perspectives on pressing work and world issues.

The first installment of the series will be hosted by Kevin F. Hallock, ILR’s Kenneth F. Kahn Dean, and feature the work and insights of labor economist Professor Ronald Ehrenberg, regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on higher education reform and finance.
 
In this program, Ehrenberg will examine some of the key questions confronting higher education, including:

  • why tuition keeps rising and the future of public higher education
  • disparity in access to higher education and degrees earned
  • the role of technology and its future impact
  • the shift from the social role of higher education and the future of the liberal arts.

Background
Ronald G. Ehrenberg is Cornell’s Irving M. Ives Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics, a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow and director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute. Ehrenberg is a member of the State University of New York Board of Trustees and a fellow of the Society of Labor Economists, the TIAA-CREF Institute, the American Educational Research Association and the Labor and Employment Relations Association. The Society of Labor Economists gave him its Jacob Mincer Award for lifetime contributions to the economics field. Ehrenberg is the author of "Tuition Rising: Why College Costs So Much" and the co-author of "Modern Labor Economics," which is considered the leading textbook in the field.

Technology and Work: Improving Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015

Watch Technology and Work: Improving Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities

Download the PowerPoint presentation: NDEAM 2015 Webcast PowerPoint

List of Related Resources:

K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability

Employer Practices Rehabilitation Research and Training Center

Disability and Compensation Variables Catalog - Disability Statistics

DigitalCommons@ILR - Employment and Disability Institute Collection

ADA charge data tabulations - Disability Statistics

This webcast focuses on the potential role of technology to enhance employment for people with disabilities in two ways – job and career path opportunities, and the creation of technology-based tools for facilitating productivity in select job tasks, including access to workplace communication channels.

Representatives from Cornell University, private and government organizations in the technology sector, and related global non-governmental organizations discuss initiatives to increase employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities in the technology sector, and to increase technology accommodation innovations affording access to the workplace.

Hosted by:

  • Susanne Bruyère, ILR School director of the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability
  • Linda Barrington, ILR School associate dean for outreach and sponsored research

Additional Insight Provided by:

  • Annie-Rose Fondaw, communications manager, LaunchCode
  • Jenny Lay-Flurrie, senior director, Microsoft Trusted Experiences Team (TExT) & Accessibility, Online Safety and Privacy
  • Stephen King, director, Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP), U.S. Department of Defense
  • Lane Hartman, Cornell University alumnus, MILR ’15, HR manager, Cisco
  • Arnon Zamir, founding director, Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM)
  • Zach Shulman, director, Entrepreneurship at Cornell (E@C)
  • Reut Baer, Cornell University student, ILR’17

HR in the Workplace: Past, Present and Future

Webcast Date: May 7, 2015

In the May webcast, ILR faculty and senior HR executives will discuss the importance of human resources in modern organizations and how the field has evolved from an administrative function to a vital piece of a successful organization's business strategy. The program will highlight some of the latest issues and trends in diversity and analytics, and address the impact of technology on HR practice as well as expectations for HR leaders of the future. Viewers are encouraged to participate in the program by offering questions and comments throughout the live webcast.

Presenter: Beth Livingston, ILR Assistant Professor, Human Resource Studies

Additional insight provided by:

  • Brad Bell, ILR Associate Professor of Human Resource Studies and Director, Executive Education
  • Chris Collins, ILR Associate Professor of Human Resource Studies and Director, Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS)
  • Michael D'Ambrose '79, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
  • Lee Dyer, ILR Professor of Human Resource Studies
  • Eva Sage-Gavin '80, ILR Executive in Residence and Vice Chair, Skills for America’s Future, Aspen Institute and Former CHRO – Gap Inc.
  • John Hausknecht, ILR Associate Professor of Human Resource Studies
  • Lisa Nishii, ILR Associate Professor of Human Resource Studies and Chair, ILR International Programs