Hospitality & Tourism
These stories, profiles, and updates showcase how we continue to lead the way in hospitality and tourism education.
Opinion: The latest tool to reduce food waste: Grocery stores
Associate Professor Elena Belavina has led a study that found building more places where groceries are sold is an unexpected solution to food waste.
Roundtable Recap: Students discuss card check, Airbnb, and $15 minimum wage
Labor Relations in Hospitality Roundtable looks at impact on the hospitality industry of changing technology, Airbnb, and wage increase.
Noteworthy: Faculty discuss technology’s impact on labor and employment laws for hotel teams
According to professors Sherwyn (SHA) and Wagner (Dyson), as hotels implement new technology, legal implications of these initiatives often come into play.
Real life TV: SHA and ILR students reflect on employment arbitrations
Students visited New York City to observe employment arbitration and gained valuable insight into the legal system.
CIHLER Employee Representative Board member highlight: Douglas Wigdor
CIHLER advisory board member Doug Wigdor shares his thoughts on the importance of representing employees in litigation.
Do hospitality schools deliver the talent you are looking for today?
Dave Sherwyn, director of CIHLER and the Pillsbury Institute, contributes to Hospitality Net’s 2020 C-Suite World Panel on the value of hospitality education.
Roundtable recap: CIHLER explores the state of hospitality employment
CIHLER hosts forum for industry, academe, and employee representatives to address issues regarding the industry’s labor and employment law.
A refreshing take on labor relations in the hospitality industry
Student participants led arguments on hotels’ challanges on behalf of labor and management at the Labor Relations in Hospitality roundtable.
Two sides to every story: Observing an employment arbitration in New York City
Supported by CIHLER, students from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and ILR School observed an arbitration hearing in New York City.