Centers & Institutes

Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.

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9th Annual HR in Hospitality Conference & EXPO

As a Cornell graduate or friend, you save $475.00 on the only conference that delivers legal and HR guidance for your industry. The HR in Hospitality Conference, March 13 – 16 at Caesars Palace […]

CIHLER Members Share Legal Expertise at Georgetown Conference

Members of the Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations contributed their time and knowledge to the fourth annual Hotel and Lodging Legal Summit at Georgetown University, one of […]

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CIHLER Represented at Georgetown Law Continuing Legal Education Session

Center director David Sherwyn was the moderator in November of a Continuing Legal Education Panel at the Hotel and Lodging Legal Summit at Georgetown Law School. The panel examined the […]

Cornell Professors Call for 21st Century Standard for Franchise System Employment

A National Labor Relations Board ruling that expands the definition of joint employment may well ironically decrease the involvement of franchisors in the franchisees’ employment actions—to the detriment of all […]

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Interning with Dow Chemical at the intersection of sustainability and business

Matt Pundmann, MBA ’19, reflects on his summer internship at Dow Chemical, where sustainability is at the core of its mission.

Center for Hospitality Research roundtable promotes hospitality sustainability

As the hospitality industry moves ahead in finding ways to document its many sustainability initiatives, participants in the 2012 Cornell Sustainability Roundtable addressed current issues in reporting, benchmarking, the supply […]

Amy Yao ’13 Wins WX Scholarship

New York Women Executives in Real Estate, WX, has named Amy Yao ’13 as a winner of one of its WX Scholarships for 2013. WX New York Women Executives in […]

Inaugural CREF Webcast Highlights Realities of Asian Real Estate Investment

The first in a series of CREF webcasts focused on the current status of real estate investment in Asia, including methods for investing, the status of capital markets, and how […]